Nepal today launched a National Campaign on Social Security for Informal Workers and the Self-Employed, a major step toward ensuring that millions of workers currently outside formal safety nets can access protection across the life cycle. The scale of the challenge is clear: over 86 percent of workers in Nepal are in informal employment, and women are disproportionately affected—over 90 percent of employed women work informally. Yet, while nearly 2.7 million workers are registered with the Social Security Fund (SSF), the number of informal workers and the self-employed enrolled is…
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