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The Digitalisation of Social Protection in Africa: The Perspective of Marginalised Workers

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posted on 2024-09-23, 12:24 authored by Becky Faith, Tony RobertsTony Roberts, Laura Alfers, Adebukola S. Adebayo, Adetunde E. Ademefun, Hod Anyigba, Kennedy Atong Achakoma, Edwin Bett, Julius Kaphanga, Dorothy Kasaro, Alex Nkosi, Samuel Obara, Samuel Ojezele, David Omombo, Merlene A. Opondo, Nnenna Paul-Ugochukwu, Leah Phiri, Ruth Sakala, Peculiar Showale, Elizabeth S. Wanjiku

The right to decent work including social protection is guaranteed to all citizens in multiple international human rights and labour rights conventions, as well as in African Union resolutions. However, many marginalised workers, including informal and rural workers, are excluded from social protection provisions. The digitalisation of social protection promised to increase the convenience and efficiency of accessing social protection entitlements (and it does for many), but millions of informal workers are being further excluded by digitalisation. This is the first study of digital social protection from the perspective of informal marginalised workers in Africa. Six studies were carried out with and by domestic workers, disabled workers, migrant workers, and home-based workers in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. This IDS Research Report synthesises their findings and recommendations to establish a clear agenda for change.

Please also see these supplementary reports that contributed to IDS Research Report 90:

  • Edwin Bett (2024) The Digitalisation of Social Protection in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa: A case study of home-based workers.
  • Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) (2024) The Digitalisation of Social Protection in Nigeria: A Case Study of Workers with Disabilities.

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Institute of Development Studies

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Faith, B.; Roberts, T. and Alfers, L. (eds) (2024) The Digitalisation of Social Protection in Africa: The Perspective of Marginalised Workers, IDS Research Report 90, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, https://www.doi.org/10.19088/IDS.2024.022

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Becky Faith Tony Roberts Laura Alfers

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IDS Research Report 90

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Institute of Development Studies

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Ghana Kenya Nigeria South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia

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en

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Digital and Technology

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60pp

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