Publications on informal economy

  1. ILO Working paper 38

    Freelance platform work in the Russian Federation: 2009–2019

    26 July 2021

    This paper traces the development of freelance platform work in the Russian Federation based on unique data from four online surveys conducted over the period 2009 and 2019 via the leading platform for creative and knowledge-based work and analyses the working conditions and well-being of the workers.

  2. ILO Working paper 32

    Digital Work in Eastern Europe: Overview of Trends, Outcomes, and Policy Responses

    25 May 2021

    This paper presents the emergence and growth of digital labour markets in Eastern Europe over the period 1999-2019. It presents the profiles of digital workers, their working conditions and discusses how these are shaped by the business models of digital labour platforms.

  3. Publication

    Work on Digital Labour Platforms in Ukraine: Issues and Policy Perspectives

    27 July 2018

    The surveys focused specifically on working conditions of online platform workers in Ukraine, and show that digital labour platforms have transformed the modes of work and changed how work is viewed by both businesses and workers.

  4. Publication

    Product Offer - Enterprise Formalization

    17 February 2017

  5. Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 52

    Segmentation and informality in Vietnam: A survey of the literature Country case study on labour market segmentation

    14 October 2014

  6. G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

    Informality and the quality of employment in G20 countries

    09 September 2014

    ILO Report prepared for the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting held in Melbourne, Australia, 10-11 September 2014.

  7. Publication

    Report on Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Cambodia: Main Findings

    28 March 2014