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Can productivity in SMEs be increased by investing in workers' health?

Taking stock of findings on health protection of workers in small and medium-sized enterprises and their impacts on productivity

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Social Protection Department, International Labour Office
Scheil-Adlung, X.
2014
1020-9581; 1020-959X
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Summary (English)

Focusing on social protection issues in SMEs, this study particularly examines the gaps in social protection experienced by workers. It investigates the major causes of inadequate or non-existent social protection coverage of workers in SMEs, in both the formal and informal economy, and identifies barriers regarding coverage and access to social protection in health, employment injury, paid sick leave and other social protection benefits.

Key findings relate to the lack of reliable and comparable empirical data regarding social protection in SMEs, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and especially of SMEs in the informal economy. As part of the conclusions, this study outlines a research agenda of how to close some of these knowledge gaps.

ESS Paper Series (ILO) 12205 health care , employment injury , sickness , social protection floor
27.06.2014