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    #22 ILC Reflections

    #22 ILC Reflections

    FromInformal Economy Podcast: Social Protection

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    #22 ILC Reflections

    FromInformal Economy Podcast: Social Protection

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    Length:
    30 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 7, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    After two weeks of intense debates that took place from June 3rd to June 19th, the first segment of the 109th session of the International Labour Conference – ILC – is now over. In this episode, we talked to worker leaders who attended the ILC to share their impressions and learnings from the event that had Social Protection on the forefront of the debates.

    Featuring:
    Oksana Aboud, international Coordinator of StreetNet International
    Jeannette Nyiramasengesho, SNI Council Member and SYTRIECI
    Jacquelina Flores, FACCyR /UTEP
    Fish Ip, Asia regional coordinator from International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)
    Suntaree Saeng-Ging, International Coordinator of HomeNet South East Asia
    Carmen Britez, Vice president of the International Domestic Workers Federation


    *Our theme music is Focus from AA Aalto (Creative Commons)
    Released:
    Jul 7, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (44)

    Globally, 2 billion people work in the informal economy. This means that 61% of workers rely on work that offers little pay and few protections. Women informal workers, such as domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers are at the base of the economic pyramid with the highest risk of poverty. Public policies and social protection schemes often do not consider these workers, leaving them vulnerable to income losses and struggling to cope after an event or shock. In this monthly podcast we will discuss some of the most pressing issues related to social protection from the perspective of informal workers, including debates around the future of work, demographic changes and the informal economy, as well as social services, like child care and health that can protect informal workers’ incomes. Subscribe to the “Informal Economy Podcast: Social Protection” to learn more about WIEGO’s cutting-edge research and hear from informal workers organisations about the debates, policies, successes and challenges they face in accessing and reforming social protection systems.