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31 October 2024
A new report finds that marginalised workers were excluded from the design of digital social protection systems and that many without...
2 September 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This is the first study of digital social protection from the perspective of informal marginalised workers in Africa. The right to decent work including social protection is guaranteed to all citizens in multiple international human rights and labour rights conventions, as well as in African Union resolutions.
13 December 2023
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) was a three-year, CA$25m rapid research initiative that brought together 20 research projects to...
13 September 2023
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Waste pickers from the Bokk Diom organisation, working at Dakar’s Mbeubeuss landfill, continued to provide essential waste management services throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. However, their incomes and livelihoods are threatened by the transformation of the city's waste management system, a process which they are excluded from.
How is the digitalisation of social protection affecting workers’ rights and digital rights?
This panel discussion will delve into the evidence generated by the CORE research initiative. Speakers will explore the impact the pandemic is having across the most vulnerable groups, how gender intersects and often exacerbates these effects and what recommendations for future policy responses have emerged.
4 March 2022
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This summary highlights key learning from research from the Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) initiative focusing on the impact the pandemic is having across different vulnerable groups and how gender intersects and often exacerbates these effects.
