Just out! #Informality and #SocialProtection in African Countries: A Forward-looking Assessment of #Contributory Schemes ( @WIEGOGLOBAL @UNDP @soc_protection @Laura_WIEGO ). Why should you read it? The table of contents should be enough to convince.. but if you need more.. (1/6)

a) Think of #COVID19 and who was most affected in many countries ("While not all workers within the informal economy are poor, most are highly vulnerable to poverty, earning low and irregular incomes"). See e.g. @WIEGOGLOBAL and @poverty_action data (2/6)

b) Think of most high income countries and the role contributory #socialinsurance played in the response (including significant adaptations and innovations to cover new people). https://www.ugogentilini.net/?p=1070  (3/6)

c) Re-think any resistances in terms of the 'feasibility' of covering informal workers through social insurance. Tackling shocks, both idiosyncratic and covariate, will not be possible with #socialassistance alone... (4/6)

... and countries have been innovating with regards to covering informal workers. There is a lot that CAN be done, one step at a time, understanding the very different needs and constraints of different 'types' of informal workers (5/6)

BONUS ..we discussed this in two 'clinics' at the @SP_Gateway conference as well, this is a summary output answering your COVID-related questions https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R0o5JNTb20Ba6EZvQ9sOb5e_6W-d7XBIFhwSFfCwqe4/edit#! (6/6) @FCDOInclusive @giz_gmbh