All publications: informal employment + informal enterprises + informal economy

Zanzibar. Social protection expenditure and performance review and social budget

Zanzibar's lack of social protection has left it vulnerable during the current financial crisis and economic downturn, and basic social services are urgently required. The ILO-DFID funded project sets out the current situation of existing social...

International Migration Papers No. 98

Afghan households and workers in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Profile and impact

This study represents the results of a process of primary data generation through field surveys of Afghan households, establishments employing Afghan workers and Afghan workers themselves, through a collaborative process among national and...

Globalization and Informal jobs in Developing Countries - A joint study from the International Labour Organization and the WTO

This study is a product of the collaborative research programme of the International Institute for Labour Studies at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Following up on the joint...

Informal Employment in Arab States: A Gender Equality and Workers' Rights Perspective

Report of the Regional Meeting of Experts, Carthage, 15-17 July 2008

International Migration Papers No. 94

Irregular Economic Activities of Migrant in the Czech Republic

Migrants' informal economic activities are closely linked with the phenomenon of irregular migration, as these activities are very often carried out by irregular migrants (very broadly and simply characterized - as those without necessary basic...

Promoting occupational health services for workers in the informal economy through primary care units

This working paper reviews and analyses the substantial efforts of the primary care units(PCU)in different districts under the guidance of the Bureau for Occupational and Environmental Diseases of the Ministry of Public Health. The paper highlights...

Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the World of Work: A Tripartite Response. A documentation of Good Practices.

India’s National AIDS Control Programme aims to develop a multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS. Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in key ministries is seen as a key strategy. The Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE), an institution of the Ministry of...

Understanding informal apprenticeship – Findings from empirical research in Tanzania

Employment Working Paper No. 32

2008 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean

This edition provides evidence of the effects of an unprecedented international crisis that has cast a shadow over the global economy and is reflected in the employment situation in the region. Employment will be a challenge in 2009. As ILO...

Working Paper No. 86 - The unpaid care work - paid work connection

Tanzania Mainland. Social protection expenditure and performance review and social budget

This report takes into account demographic and macroeconomic information specific to mainland Tanzania and makes projections from a baseline year based on the two types of social protection schemes - contributory and non-contributory.

Zambia. Social protection expenditure and performance review and social budget

This report, a review of the output of the first year's work of the project, examines the objective of extending social protection coverage in the country.

Gender, Employment, and the Informal Economy: Glossary of Terms

The glossary was deemed necessary based on the feedback that the ILO/CAWTAR initiative received from regional constituents on the need to clarify concepts, help overcome terminological confusion related to ‘informality’, and move the discussion...

2008 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

Urban unemployment declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2008 in Latin America and the Caribbean, but the international crisis brought to an end the positive trend and it is estimated that in 2009 the number of unemployed persons could...

Towards achieving social and financial sustainability: A study on the performance of microfinance in Pakistan

Analyses the performance of microfinance sector of Pakistan in fulfilling its dual objective social uplift and achieving financial sustainability. The main focus of this report has been the performance of microfinance industry in Pakistan with...

Women’s entrepreneurship development in Vietnam

This study looks at the development patterns of women- and men-owned businesses in Viet Nam.

Informal employment in Sri Lanka: Nature, probability of employment, and determinants of wages

A discussion paper on informal employment situation and wages in Sri Lanka.

Business group formation

The Business Group Formation (BGF) manual was developed with a view to help promote business group formation as a way to empower women and men in low-income communities by giving them more voice and improving their businesses in order to enhance...

Administrative Note: ILO/Korea Fellowship Training on Participatory Approaches to Improve Working and Employment Conditions in the Informal...

ILO/BDS Zambia: Developing Business Service Markets for Micro and Small Enterprises in Zambia (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project ZAM/03/01/SID