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Employment Security In Egypt In Light Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Rethinking Policies And Practices, Heba M. Khalil, Kareem Megahed
Employment Security In Egypt In Light Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Rethinking Policies And Practices, Heba M. Khalil, Kareem Megahed
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Crises such as COVID-19’s have inequitable impacts on different countries, various population groups and diverse sectors of society and the economy. Areas of work and employment were met with a lot of challenges worldwide, and in particular in countries like Egypt with a large sector of vulnerable and precarious workers. This policy paper addresses the question of employment security both in response to crises such as COVID-19, and on the long term. To do so, the research maps ‘vulnerable work’, including informal labor, labor in the gig economy, self-employed and other types of precarious work. It then assesses Egypt’s policy …
Executive Summary- Social Protection In Egypt: Mitigating The Socio-Economic Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Vulnerable Employment, Dina Makram-Ebeid, Amr Adly, Nadine Sika, Hania M Sholkamy, Samer Atallah
Executive Summary- Social Protection In Egypt: Mitigating The Socio-Economic Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Vulnerable Employment, Dina Makram-Ebeid, Amr Adly, Nadine Sika, Hania M Sholkamy, Samer Atallah
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This is the executive summary of an interdisciplinary project between the fields of development economics, political economy, labor sociology, development anthropology and public health. It reviews the social protection available to vulnerable employees and their households in Egypt and suggests ways to adapt them in light of the COVID 19 pandemic. The research focuses on four areas a) employment security b) social assistance c) health insurance d) gendered mitigations. The project will map the impact of the crisis on vulnerable employees and their households and propose policy interventions to alleviate the socio-economic effects of the pandemic through the publication of …
The Informal Dimension Of Urban Activity In Egypt: Some Recent Work, Mostafa Kharoufi
The Informal Dimension Of Urban Activity In Egypt: Some Recent Work, Mostafa Kharoufi
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Markets, Marketing, The Market: Informal Egypt, Nicholas S. Hopkins
Markets, Marketing, The Market: Informal Egypt, Nicholas S. Hopkins
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Urban Street Food Vendors: Case-Study From Egypt, Sarah F. Loza
Urban Street Food Vendors: Case-Study From Egypt, Sarah F. Loza
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The Informal Sector In Egypt: Towards An Anthropology Of Work, Nicholas S. Hopkins
The Informal Sector In Egypt: Towards An Anthropology Of Work, Nicholas S. Hopkins
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Employment And Income In The Informal Sector Of The Maghreb And Mashreq Countries, Jacques Charmes
Employment And Income In The Informal Sector Of The Maghreb And Mashreq Countries, Jacques Charmes
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Economic And Social Change In A Village In Giza, Judy H. Brink
Economic And Social Change In A Village In Giza, Judy H. Brink
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Organizing Migrant Workers: The Egyptian Experience, James Toth
Organizing Migrant Workers: The Egyptian Experience, James Toth
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