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Outside the box: The resilience that keeps the economy moving

Can the informal economy contribute to economic growth in Zimbabwe? How can we best understand and measure the indirect contributions of the informal economy?

Formalizing Informal Economy: A Round Table in Kyrgyzstan

More than 50 representatives of public agencies, business associations, trade unions and international organizations gathered on 28 October to discuss the problems of informal economy formalization in Kyrgyzstan at the online round table on...

Informal Economy

Designing His Future - Josaia Matewai – Entrepreneur’s Journey (FIJI)

Josaia Matewai explains his role in the rapidly evolving visual arts sector in Fiji.

Informal Economy

Uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 presents an opportunity for Vanuatu entrepreneurs

With COVID-19 still ravaging the Pacific, the UN Joint Informal Economies Recovery Project has arrived at the ideal time to assist businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, community projects, youth and women's groups, innovative and creative solution...

Decent Work Country Programme

Republic of Moldova and ILO sign new cooperation agreement to ensure best results in delivering decent work

On 7 October, 2021 the Republic of Moldova and the ILO signed the next Decent Work Country Programme that will guide the work on creating more and better jobs for the country in the coming four years. In the focus of the programme are inclusive and...

VI Research Conference “Social Labour Conflicts in Russia and Worldwide”

Post-pandemic realities of the world of work, digitization, rise of temporary and precarious employment, global transformation of industrial relations … These trends and mechanisms for settlement and prevention of social labour conflicts were...

Business formalization training for young agripreneurs from Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda

21st Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour

ILO warns of a recovery with high unemployment and worrying informality in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, the Director-General of the ILO said that it is necessary to move towards a sustainable and resilient inclusive recovery in the face of a pandemic that “has brought the world of work to its...

New EU-funded partnership to reform social protection in Iraq

A new project will see the three Iraqi ministries of Planning, Labour and Social Affairs, and Trade work with UNICEF, the ILO and WFP to support vulnerable families in Iraq through a more sustainable and inclusive social protection system.

Latin America and the Caribbean face an insufficient labour market recovery with a predominance of informal jobs

Around 70 per cent of the jobs created in recent months in a group of Latin American countries are in informal conditions. Meanwhile, unemployment and the decline in labour force participation are persistent. The International Labour Organization...

ILO to release new analysis on "Employment and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean: An insufficient and uneven recovery"

The latest technical note from the Labour Overview in Times of COVID-19 Series will be launched this week to draw attention to the effects of the economic recovery on labour markets and the informal employment situation of the region.

Employment Promotion

Mounting challenges have dire effect on Lebanon’s most vulnerable workers

A new assessment by the ILO evaluates the level of vulnerability and informality among the most disadvantaged Lebanese citizens and Syrian and Palestinian refugees, amidst the increased challenges brought by the financial and economic crisis,...

Informal Economy

National Budget prioritizes Informal sector recovery in Fiji

This month, the Informal Economies Recovery Project Team sat down with Fiji’s Minister for Commerce Trade Tourism and Transport - Hon. Faiyaz Siddiq Koya. He spoke to us about the Fijian Government’s recently announced national budget, and how it is...

Informal Economy

Tevita Tobeyaweni – Entrepreneur’s Journey (FIJI)

Tevita Tobeyaweni is a dancer-choreographer and the founder of MATA Dance Crew in Fiji. He takes us through his journey as a growing entrepreneur.

Informal Economy

Innovation to Increase Access to Social Security in Vanuatu

ILO in partnership with the Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF), Vodafone and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), launched the payment gateway of the mobile application M-Vatu, with the aim of making it easier for members to make...

Informal Economy

120 informal sector entrepreneurs in south Santo (Vanuatu) access business and technical training

Since 2020, the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) economic empowerment work in Vanuatu has been amplified by the UN Informal Economies Recovery Project. With the support from the project, the Vanuatu team has been able to extend its reach and to...

Informal economy

United Nations supports public-private partnership to promote Covid-19 safe business operations

In a bid to minimize financial stressors on Fijian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the United Nations [UN] is partnering with the Fijian Government, the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation (FCEF), Fijian Competition & Consumer...

The lockdown generation: Disarming the time bomb

Youth were hit hardest by the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. Unemployment, informality and unprecedented departures from the labour force can become sources of discouragement and frustration. Now is the time to address this challenge,...

International Youth Day

Youth employment crisis: disarming the pandemic-triggered time bomb

By the start of 2021, the youth unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean had reached 23.8 per cent and nearly three million had left a workforce dominated by informality. There is a risk of a "lockdown generation" the ILO warns on...

ILO COOP Manager Simel Esim participated in a webinar on Home-based Workers and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)

During the webinar that was organized by HomeNet International, ILO COOP Manager answered questions on the definition and components of SSE, the relevance of SSE as a framework, its relation to public and private sectors, and the upcoming general...