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Book SynopsisOver recent years, the inability of social security protection to reach workers without a formal employment contract has become an inconvenient reality in both the global north and south. This book explores how provisions for income security can be revised to effectively meet the needs of the labour force in varying economies.
In developing economies, informal employment has traditionally accounted for a high proportion of overall employment and this trend looks set to continue. In the global north, the increasing use of flex-contracts and 'dependent self-employment' has led to a rise in the number of workers with limited income protection. An additional challenge for countries in both hemispheres is the rise of the 'gig' economy. This book is the first to open up a dialogue about social security coverage in the developed and developing world. Authors from both sides of the divide have contributed chapters and present a variety of insights, experiments and practices with the aim of identifying better ways to combat the growing social security challenge.
Academic researchers with an interest in labour law and social policy will find this book to be an engaging source of innovative research. Practicing lawyers and policy makers will also benefit from the insights and examples provided from a number of different jurisdictions.
ntributors include: C. Barnard, A. Blackham, E. Fourie, A. Govindjee, T. Gyulavári, D. Hofmeyr, L. Jianfei, A. Johansson Westregård, L. Lamarche, J. Li, J. Masabo, M. Olivier, P.A. Ortiz, A. Paz-Fuchs, M. Westerveld, M. Wynn
Trade Review‘This edited collection tackles an important subject, and its well-evidenced discussion should be regarded as an important contribution to a debate that will be increasingly important as employment markets continue to diversify.’ -- Citizens Basic Income Trust
Table of ContentsContents: Preface M. Olivier and M. Westerveld Part I General reflections 1. Social Security Protection for Informal Economy Workers: Developing World Perspectives Marius Olivier 2. Flexicurity outside the Employment Relationship? Re-engineering Social Security for the New Economy Michael Wynn and Amir Paz-Fuchs 3. Gender and Race in the Informal Economy: the South African Framework Elmarie Fourie 4. The Self-employed and the Welfare State in the EU: Insights from Gender and Race Equality Law Alysia Blackham and Catherine Barnard Part II Thematic Reflections 5. Labour Relations and Labour Law in Shared Economy Jing Li and Li Jianfei 6. Social protection and vulnerable work in South Africa Avinash Govindjee Part III Regional Approaches 7. Informal and Self-Employment Workers in Latin America: From an Excluded Category to an Example of Innovative Inclusive Measures Pablo Arellano Ortiz 8. Structure and Social Protection of the Self-employed Society: An Eastern-European Perspective based on Hungarian Experience Tamás Gyulavári 9. Informality and Social Insurance in East Africa: an Assessment of the Law and Practice Juliana Masabo Part IV Country Cases 10. Social Protection for Workers outside the Traditional Employment Contract – a Swedish Example Annamaria Johansson Westregård 11. The Netherlands: Solo Self-Employment and Labour on Demand Mies Westerveld 12. From a Social Protection Regime to an Income Security Agenda: Canada at the Crossroads Lucie Lamarche EPILOGUE Mies Westerveld and Marius Olivier Index
