Using an international comparative survey conducted by the ILO in 12 countries, examines the legal framework and enterprise practices (e.g. codes of conduct on AIDS, AIDS agreements concluded in important industrial sectors, as well as negative practices), the impact of the measures taken, and...

Provides key information on 130 health micro-insurance schemes (HMIS) from 26 countries.

Based on a survey of 275 clients of a microfinance institution (MFI) in Lusaka. Analyses the economic stresses to which low-income entrepreneurs are vulnerable, examines their coping strategies and assesses the potential demand for microinsurance and other risk-managing financial services such...

Examines the feasibility of electronic money remittance systems as a means of extending the social security coverage of migrant workers.

Describes the operations of ASHWINI, an NGO based in Gudalur, which provides health services to the adivasi tribal people based in the Gudalur taluk.

Focuses on the process of the contribution, at community level, of health micro-insurance to improvement in maternal health care.

Examines to what extent and in what conditions the way in which humanitarian aid is distributed can contribute to the development of sustainable social protection.