Temporary workers must be insured and integrated into the formal economy

Providing seasonal workers with insurance is a necessary step toward economic integration, Emad El Din Hussein writes for Al Shorouk. He supports ideas floated by Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly, calling for setting working hours and insurance schemes — both social and medical — for seasonal workers to ensure they’re receiving their rights and also further the goal of integrating the informal sector into the formal economy.