BLOG SURF: Social protection
According to the International Conference of Labour Statisticians, informal workers do not have access to social and labour protections.
One thing to consider is that informal work is not homogeneous, and barriers to access to social protection vary depending on the context in which they work.
Waste pickers and street vendors, for example, are highly affected by municipal policies, unlike domestic workers who provide services in other people’s homes.
Home-based workers who manufacture goods from their own homes have a specific supplier relationship with the corporations for which they produce goods, which begs the question of the responsibility of these enterprises for the social protection of these workers.
This needs to be accounted for in the design and provision of social protection.
It also has an impact on where roles and responsibilities lie, whether that of the state at various levels, including municipalities, the private sector.