Laura Alfers is the International Coordinator of WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), a global network that supports workers in the informal economy to secure their livelihoods, rights, and recognition, and a Research Associate at Rhodes University in South Africa. She has worked with WIEGO for over 15 years, leading efforts to link the everyday realities of workers in the informal economy with policy and research agendas. Her work has focused on expanding access to social protection, improving workers’ health and childcare, and ensuring grassroots voices shape policy decisions. Laura has published widely, including co-editing the volume Informal Workers and Social Contracts in the Global South
