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advisor at HelpAge International, previously at the ILO and WIEGO
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Prof Deirdre McCann
27 days ago
A pleasure to share my assessment of the World Bank's Business Ready
#B-READY
project yesterday at
@ituc.bsky.social
. Welcome opportunity to hear more about the research of Rouguiatou Diallo,
@floriangrant.bsky.social
& Dhaisy Paredes Guzman. My paper w/Sangheon Lee:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Stephen Bush
28 days ago
Terrific column by
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No need for a moral panic about the welfare system
Itâs far from perfect, but the UKâs spending is broadly controlled and employment is high
https://www.ft.com/content/ee67c643-01bc-41f6-a4e2-c738deef129e
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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)
3 months ago
A lot of attention has been on
#FfD4
& the Compromiso de Sevilla â but what does it actually mean amidst a global debt crisis?
@maxgallien.bsky.social
&
@floriangrant.bsky.social
chat with WIEGO about the process and its outcomes:
www.wiego.org/blog/tax-jus...
#FinancingOurFuture
#TaxExperts
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Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection
What is the International Conference on Financing for Development and how is it significant in setting the agenda for development financing and cooperation? Max: Itâs a large UN-driven process that br...
https://www.wiego.org/blog/tax-justice-social-protection-funding/
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At an Uncertain Moment for Germany, Suddenly Boring Doesnât Look So Bad
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/world/europe/germany-bielefeld-boring.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Jk8.dEPd.7G1oCm-rhjCk&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Greg Jenner
7 months ago
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add âmeaningâ afterwards, and youâll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
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Matt Steinglass
7 months ago
"No bros, no oligarchs" works pretty well
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
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Ursula von der Leyen: "We have no bros and no oligarchs"
Donald Trump's second term has brought "historic changes", says EU President Ursula von der Leyen. In our interview, she explains how Europe must respond.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/2025-04/ursula-von-der-leyen-eu-usa-donald-trump-english/komplettansicht
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New blog on the importance of informal worker organisations deepening their understanding of domestic financing for social protection in this time of austerity and aid cuts, and how WIEGO's free online resources can support that
www.wiego.org/blog/domesti...
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Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection
Could you give a bit more background on the training? The training is part of a three-year capacity development journey for the global networks of workers in informal employment. We have started with ...
https://www.wiego.org/blog/domestic-financing-social-protection-workers/
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Jess Calarco
7 months ago
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
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11FREUNDE
8 months ago
FuĂball, bloody hell!
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Project Syndicate
8 months ago
Because social-insurance contributions depend on wages, labor-intensive firms now shoulder a larger financing burden, which lets many profitable companies off the hook, note
@floriangrant.bsky.social
and Luca Pellerano.
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Future-Proofing Social Protection | by Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano - Project Syndicate
Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employersâ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-to-ensure-sustainable-financing-social-insurance-by-florian-juergens-grant-and-luca-pellerano-2025-03?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=oganic-social&utm_campaign=page-posts-march2025&utm_term=economics&utm_content=link-image
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How to equitably finance social protection in a world where labour appears to be losing ground? In this
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
piece, Luca Pellerano and I share some of our thinking on re-balancing social protection financing towards capital.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...
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Future-Proofing Social Protection | by Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano - Project Syndicate
Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employersâ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-to-ensure-sustainable-financing-social-insurance-by-florian-juergens-grant-and-luca-pellerano-2025-03
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Great article on 'Why work is (still) not working for women' by CNN for International Women's Day with lots of data and quotes from WIEGO colleagues
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/w...
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Why work is (still) not working for women | CNN
Sexual harassment, low wages and the âmotherhood penaltyâ are just some of the obstacles millions of women face at work in 2025.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/world/womens-equality-at-work-globally-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html
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Tom Clark
8 months ago
1/ Keynes' (v hard headed) paper How to Pay for the War (1940) proposed something like abolishing the 2-child limit BECAUSE Britain was at war
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Niko Väänänen
8 months ago
The French Just Want to Enjoy Their Retraite An american retirement wonk visits France.
retirementincomejournal.com/article/the-...
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Alex Clegg
8 months ago
This morning the justice secretary pointed to a âhuge rise in the welfare budgetâ as justification for targeting benefit spending to make fiscal savings. So how big has the rise in welfare spending been?
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We are currently supporting global networks of informal workers organisations with a three year capacity development journey on
#socialprotection
1st round was on the Financing and Economics of SP. Initially designed to be in-person, we have just digitised them
www.wiego.org/wp-content/u...
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Financing Social Protection - Social Protection Capacity Development Journey
https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/sp-course/#/
10 months ago
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Join us in a bit to discuss a seminal book on non-contributory pensions across Latin America and the Caribbean
lnkd.in/eqfm3TzQ
10 months ago
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Looking forward to sharing my reflections as part of the launch of an important ECLAC book on 'Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability' 21 Jan 11.00-13.00 Mexico City time Join here:
us02web.zoom.us/j/82276624204
10 months ago
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Hans-BĂśckler-Stiftung
10 months ago
𤧠Frßher hart erkämpft, heute selbstverständlich? Die
#Lohnfortzahlung
im
#Krankheitsfall
war 1956 Grund fßr den längsten
#Streik
der BRD-Geschichte. Warum das Thema aktueller ist, als viele denken, hĂśrt ihr in unserem Podcast "Geschichte wird gemacht"đ§
www.gewerkschaftsgeschichte.de/streiken-fur...
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đ˘ New WIEGO podcast on Social Dialogue and Social Protection for Informal Workers out now! What is social dialogue? Why is it crucial in expanding social protection to informal workers? How can informal workers access social dialogue spaces?
@cyrusafa.bsky.social
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#42 Social Dialogue and Social Protection for Informal Workers
In the fourth and last episode of the governance building block we dive into the discussion of social dialogue and social protection for informal workers. But what does social dialogue actually mean?
https://soundcloud.com/informaleconomypodcastsp/42-social-dialogue-and-social-protection-for-informal-workers
10 months ago
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Price controls we need! "The [đŠđŞ] left-wing party Die Linke even proposed to fix the price of kebabs at 4.90 euro" Fascinating article on the contested history of the kebab
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The kebab, a (divisive) part of Europe
We are what we eat: a blend of tastes, recipes, cultures and habits. The kebab, a beloved, consumed, opposed, and now gentrified dish, represents and embodies all these tensions. Meanwhile, Turkey wan...
https://voxeurop.eu/en/kebab-europe-turkey-germany-racism/
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Billy Bragg
11 months ago
Merry Christmas to all
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Ugo Gentilini
11 months ago
Check out Part-I of a special edition of the weekly
#socialprotection
links, where 23 great minds share their suggested readings of 2024!
www.ugogentilini.net/links-dec-13...
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"The index revives the controversial âemploying workersâ indicator, previously removed from the DBR after years of criticism .. for rewarding countries with the lowest level of regulations, including violators of workersâ rights, to make their economies friendlier to business"
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The B-Ready index: the World Bankâs bluewashing of labour rights - Bretton Woods Project
World Bankâs new Business-Ready (B-Ready) index offers new measures but reductionist approach, ultimately rewarding countries driving down labour rights in favour of business.
https://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2024/12/the-b-ready-index-the-world-banks-bluewashing-of-labour-rights/
11 months ago
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We used to be a country. A proper country.
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Christina Behrendt
11 months ago
Happy Sunday! Sharing our paper on enhancing the gender-responsiveness of social protection policies, with a strong emphasis a life-cycle approach to system-building.
www.ilo.org/publications...
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Making social protection work for gender equality: What does it look like? How do we get there?
This paper outlines the perspective and approach of the ILOâs Universal Social Protection Department to enhancing the gender-responsiveness of social protection policies, anchored in international soc...
https://www.ilo.org/publications/making-social-protection-work-gender-equality-what-does-it-look-how-do-we
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Alondra Nelson
11 months ago
âDenied by AI,â the multi-part STAT News investigation of how
#UnitedHealthcare
used an opaque algorithmic system to deny care to people who needed it is a
#mustread
www.statnews.com/2023/03/13/m...
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In depressing but totally unsurprising news: "Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims"
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Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud
Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of âhurt first, fix laterâ approach
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/06/revealed-bias-found-in-ai-system-used-to-detect-uk-benefits?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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socialprotection.org
11 months ago
1/2 đ¨ Join @âSP_Gateway on 05 December for the
#SPorgWebinar
"Harnessing social protection for gender equality, resilience and transformation" đhttps://buff.ly/49jXjl4 đ 08:00 (GMT-5) đ˘ UN Women, UNICEF, FCDO, HelpAge International and WIEGO +
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This Thursday!
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Harnessing social protection for gender equality, resilience and transformation | socialprotection.org
https://tinyurl.com/vt725sr6
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Paul Harvey
12 months ago
NEW PAPER: One common misconception about informal economies is that they do not pay taxes. In a new article, Nana Akua Anyidoho, Mike Rogan, Vanessa van den Boogaard and Max Gallien survey of 2500 informal workers in Accra to show that tax burdens can be real, regressive, & skewed:
lnkd.in/ehpmRRgq
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LinkedIn
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https://lnkd.in/ehpmRRgq
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Excited to be in Tunis this week to develop a new TRANSFORM training on Extending Social Protection Coverage [to workers in informal employment but not only] Through Integrated Systems with many great social protection people
12 months ago
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Marco Knowles
12 months ago
How to make
#climateaction
in
#NDCs
more inclusive through
#socialprotection
? Read here đ
www.social-protection.org/gimi/Media.a...
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Christina Behrendt
12 months ago
Have a look at our blog on closing
#gender
gaps in
#socialprotection
coverage and adequacy, with some recommendations for gender-responsive social protection policies. đ Read here:
lnkd.in/gwA2_ZqS
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LinkedIn
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https://lnkd.in/gwA2_ZqS
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Looking forward to making a small contribution to this important upcoming webinar on 'harnessing social protection for gender equality, resilience and transformation', together with an all-star panel including
@silkestaab.bsky.social
Naila Kabeer, Lorraine Ndlovu, Cherian Mathews, Gloria Reyes GĂłmez
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Harnessing social protection for gender equality, resilience and transformation | socialprotection.org
https://socialprotection.org/learn/webinars/harnessing-social-protection-gender-equality-resilience-and-transformation
12 months ago
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Matt Darling
12 months ago
Otoh, check out "unconditional cash transfers".
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Sander Wagner
12 months ago
If you ever feel down about Europe because you read too many noah smith tweets about dismal economic growth, I recommend listening to the wirecutter episode on butter, which is basically a 20 minute advertisement of "Euro Butter" as an antidote.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
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Ugo Gentilini
12 months ago
Your weekly digest is out â check out the latest on
#socialprotection
from around the world.
www.ugogentilini.net/links-nov-22...
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Links Nov 22 â How to peg cash transfers on inflation; food subsidy reforms in Iran; CCTs vs UCTs in Africa; nutrition information in Malawi â with and without cash; labor income effects of a social i...
https://www.ugogentilini.net/links-nov-22-how-to-peg-cash-transfers-on-inflation-food-subsidy-reforms-in-iran-ccts-vs-ucts-in-africa-nutrition-information-in-malawi-with-and-without-cash-labor-income-effects-of-a/
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"The missing middle"
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12 months ago
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New WIEGO podcast on how workers can leverage legal frameworks and administrative justice to advance social protection
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#41 Governance, Social Protection And Law
In the third episode of the governance building block we move on to the discussion of legal frameworks and social protection. How can legal provisions of participation, access to information, transpar
https://soundcloud.com/informaleconomypodcastsp/41-governance-social-protection-and-law?si=8ab4a54caea9495394af9e83bf06681d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
12 months ago
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Fascinating and important paper! Turns out undercutting worker power doesn't somehow increase formal work Who'd have thought
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Charles Knox-Vydmanov
12 months ago
The ILO has created a dashboard on informal employment and it's extremely cool.
www.unglobalaccelerator.org/resource/inf...
I'm often struck by how much better data availability/curation is on these kind of issues are compared to, say, a decade ago
@cgalian.bsky.social
@ourworldindata.org
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Sign up for
@ugentilini.bsky.social
's weekly social protection links for a brilliant way to keep up with a diverse and fast-moving sector - and to ring in the weekend every Friday
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Charles Knox-Vydmanov
12 months ago
Fascinating thread on the (weakness) of unemployment benefits in the UK's social protection system ... AND how this is strongly intertwined with issues of health and disability. 1/2
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Tom Calver
12 months ago
NEW: Is Britainâs welfare too generous? Most countries pay workers who lose their jobs more than half of their previous salaries. In Britain, unemployment benefits are *12%* of the average wage
@thetimes.com
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Charles Knox-Vydmanov
about 1 year ago
I'm trying to build a starter pack of people working on social protection across the globe. Early days! But please share suggestions as more people join.
go.bsky.app/FP9qJZV
@scottsantens.com
@jdcmedlock.bsky.social
@ugentilini.bsky.social
@rachelstrohm.bsky.social
@floriangrant.bsky.social
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đ˛ Introducing WIEGO's Social Security Subsidy Cost Calculator This simple calculator helps estimate the costs of different social security subsidy options for informal and self-employed workers, as well as the impacts of those on workers' benefits.
wiego.shinyapps.io/social_secur...
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wiego.social.security
https://wiego.shinyapps.io/social_security_model/
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Charles Knox-Vydmanov
12 months ago
Welcome
@socialprotection.bsky.social
! An important moment in the building of our social protection community here on Bluesky Added to the starter pack and associated list/feed
go.bsky.app/FP9qJZV
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Welcome to Bluesky,
@socialprotection.bsky.social
!
@knoxvydmanov.bsky.social
@cbehrendt.bsky.social
@heinersalomon.bsky.social
@rachelstrohm.bsky.social
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