The state of social protection for agrifood systems workers in West Africa

The aim of the webinar was to present the findings of the report and create a space for dialogue between national governments, UN agencies, international and regional organizations and civil society from the West Africa region to discuss the implications of the findings for future policymaking to enhance social protection for agri-food systems workers in West Africa.

Speakers
Bintia Stephen Tchicaya, Senior Policy Officer for the FAO Sub Regional Office for West Africa, Programme Leader for Social Protection for Africa, FAO Regional Office
Sintiki Tarfa Ugbe, Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, ECOWAS
Gouantoueu Robert Guei, Sub Regional Coordinator for West Africa, FAO
Gabriela Perin, Researcher, IPC-IG
João Pedro Bregolin Dytz, Researcher, IPC-IG
Nourjelha Mohamed, Researcher, IPC-IG
Koffi Eugène N'DRI, Director of Planning, Coordination, Project Monitoring and Statistics at the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, Côte d’Ivoire
George Kwadwo Osei Ababio, National Coordinator of Ghana Productive Safety Net Project, Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development
Mahmoud Ali Sako, Coordinator of Mali Social Safety Nets Program Jigisemejiri
Papa Malick Gningue, Director of the Management of Social Safety Nets Programs, Senegal
Mr. Marcelino Monteiro, Director of Contributions and Collection, National Institute of Social Security, Cape Verde

Moderator: Ana Ocampo, Regional Social Protection Advisor, WFP

Resources:
Perin, G; Bregolin Dytz, J.P.; Mohamed, N. The state of social protection for agri-food systems workers in West Africa. IPC-IG and FAO (forthcoming)
Sato, L., The state of social insurance for agricultural workers in the Near East and North Africa and challenges for expansion. Working Paper 189, 2021. Brasília: Brasília: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth. Available at https://ipcig.org/publication/....30007?language_conte
Sato, L; Mohamed, N. The role of social insurance schemes in addressing the risks faced by agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa. IPC-IG, FAO RNE and ILO ROAS (forthcoming)

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