Review of international experience in social insurance sickness benefits for gig workers

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Main Author: Luis Frota
Format: Entrada de enciclopedia
Published: International Labour Organization 2020
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contents Review of international experience in social insurance sickness benefits for gig workers Luis Frota This note outlines three major priorities on sickness benefits: (i) importance of organizing and financing sickness benefits through social insurance, building from an international review of experiences; (ii) the importance and policy options for sickness benefits to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis,(iii) extension of such benefits for workers in non-standards forms of employment, such as gig workers. Finally, it provides analysis and recommendations on the administrative and economic feasibility of extending sickness benefits to workers in non-standard forms of employment through social insurance. ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
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spellingShingle Review of international experience in social insurance sickness benefits for gig workers
Luis Frota
Review of international experience in social insurance sickness benefits for gig workers Luis Frota This note outlines three major priorities on sickness benefits: (i) importance of organizing and financing sickness benefits through social insurance, building from an international review of experiences; (ii) the importance and policy options for sickness benefits to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis,(iii) extension of such benefits for workers in non-standards forms of employment, such as gig workers. Finally, it provides analysis and recommendations on the administrative and economic feasibility of extending sickness benefits to workers in non-standard forms of employment through social insurance. ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
title Review of international experience in social insurance sickness benefits for gig workers
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/encyclopediaEntry/Review-of-international-experience-in-social/995318704602676