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With the enactment of Statutory Instrument No. 72 (2019), Zambia is extending pension coverage to workers in the informal economy. We present evidence on the experiences and perspectives of domestic workers and bus and taxi drivers regarding pension scheme coverage in Zambia. We use data generated through interviews and focus group discussions. The analysis shows that pension schemes, as conventionally designed for formal economy employees, are not compatible with the values, beliefs and needs of informal economy workers, and pension coverage was not a priority for them. As a form of social innovation, extending access to pension coverage had a lower relative advantage and lacked incentives to attract informal economy workers. We propose a member-centred framework for initiating the extension of social security coverage to informal economy workers.

Avec l’adoption de l’Instrument statutaire n° 72 (2019), la Zambie étend la couverture du régime de retraite aux travailleurs de l’économie informelle. Nous présentons des données probantes sur les expériences et perspectives des travailleurs domestiques et des conducteurs de bus et de taxi en ce qui concerne la couverture du régime de pensions en Zambie. Nous utilisons des données issues d’entretiens et de discussions au sein de groupes focaux. L’analyse révèle que les régimes de pensions, conçus traditionnellement pour les employés de l’économie formelle, ne sont pas compatibles avec les valeurs, convictions et besoins des travailleurs de l’économie informelle, et que la couverture du régime de pensions ne figure pas parmi leurs priorités. En tant qu’innovation sociale, l’extension de l’accès à la couverture du régime de pensions affichait un avantage relatif faible et manquait d’attractivité pour les travailleurs de l’économie informelle. Nous proposons un cadre centré sur le membre pour étendre la couverture de sécurité sociale aux travailleurs de l’économie informelle.

Con la promulgación del instrumento legislativo núm. 72 (2019), Zambia extiende la cobertura de las pensiones a los trabajadores de la economía informal. En este artículo se facilita información sobre las experiencias y perspectivas de los trabajadores domésticos y de los conductores de autobuses y taxis en relación con la cobertura del sistema de pensiones de Zambia. Se emplean datos generados a partir de entrevistas y grupos de discusión. El análisis demuestra que los sistemas de pensiones, diseñados normalmente para las personas empleadas de la economía formal, no son compatibles con los valores, las creencias y las necesidades de los trabajadores informales, y que la cobertura de las pensiones no es una prioridad para ellos. Como forma de innovación social, mejorar el acceso a las pensiones ha supuesto un beneficio relativo y ha carecido de incentivos para atraer a los trabajadores informales. En este artículo se propone un marco centrado en los miembros para iniciar la extensión de la cobertura de seguridad socia

Globally, people with disabilities are disproportionally affected by poverty. Social protection policies, including cash transfers, are key strategies to address poverty “in all its forms”, but it is currently unclear how such programmes affect people with disabilities. This study examines differences in the impact of the Lesotho Child Grant Programme (CGP) on food security, health, education and livelihoods between people with and without disabilities using data from a community randomized control trial. Overall, this study finds the CGP had significant and differential impacts for people with disabilities across multiple health indicators (e.g. increased health expenditures, self-rated health, likelihood of seeking healthcare). The CGP also had an impact on food security, decreasing the number of months households with and without members with disabilities faced extreme food shortages. There was also a modest but significant and differential impact of the CGP on the engagement of people with disabilities in paid work. The CGP only had an impact on school enrolment for children without disabilities, however the difference in impact was non-significant and likely due to underpowered sample sizes. Overall, people with disabilities receiving the CGP still experienced high levels of absolute deprivation, and were generally still worse off compared to people without disabilities, indicating a need for adapted or complementary social protection and other poverty alleviation programmes.