Publications on informal economy

  1. Publication

    Gender and the informal economy: Key challenges and policy response

    22 December 2017

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 236

  2. Working Paper No. 2 / 2017

    Working conditions of indigenous women and men in Central Africa: an analysis based on available evidence

    13 December 2017

    Drawing on previous ILO research as well as a number of other available sources, this paper provides an analytical overview of key issues faced by indigenous peoples in the world of work in the Central African region. Highlighting ILO and United Nations instruments that seek to promote and protect the rights of indigenous women and men, the paper points to several measures to make these rights more effective for them, including improving data availability, protecting indigenous peoples’ rights to land and natural resources, and adopting special measures to overcome discrimination against them.

  3. Publication

    Dependent self-employment: Trends, challenges and policy responses in the EU

    13 December 2017

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 228

  4. Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 88

    Mapping employment dismissal law: a leximetric investigation of EPL stringency and regulatory style

    30 November 2017

  5. ILO Research paper No. 20

    The impact of minimum wage increases on the South African economy in the Global Policy Model

    09 November 2017

    This paper uses the United Nations Global Policy Model (GPM) to assess the impact of increases in minimum wages on the South African economy. The results indicate that higher (relative) real wage growth rebalances national income, and the labour share increases since relative wages rise and employment is roughly maintained.

  6. Publication

    Jobs and skills mismatch in the informal economy

    16 October 2017

  7. Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 91

    Managing social risks of non-standard employment in Europe

    11 October 2017

  8. Research Department Working Paper n°20

    Active labour market programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from a meta analysis

    26 September 2017

    This paper presents a systematic collection and assessment of impact evaluations of active labour market programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean

  9. Publication

    Rising to the youth employment challenge: New evidence on key policy issues [Summary]

    12 August 2017

  10. Publication

    Rising to the youth employment challenge: New evidence on key policy issues

    10 August 2017

    This book brings together contributions from the ILO’s Youth Employment Programme detailing policies that enable young people to find decent work.