Publications on informal economy

  1. Publication

    Independent evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programme Strategies and Activities in North Africa 2010-2013

    30 October 2014

    This high-level evaluation (HLE) is the first cluster evaluation of the ILO’s decent work strategies and activities in the North African sub region. The evaluation assesses the Office’s support to the Governments and social partners in Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan and Tunisia in their efforts to address decent work deficits. This has involved the evaluation of sub regional strategic priorities, country strategies and “roadmaps,” technical cooperation (TC) projects and technical assistance (TA) activities carried out during 2010–13. The overarching question of the evaluation is whether ILO strategies and actions have effectively supported national constituents’ priorities and efforts to fill decent work gaps.

  2. Publication

    Independent evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programme Strategies and Activities in North Africa 2010-2013 - Volume II

    29 October 2014

    Contains the annexes of case studies on Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan and Tunisia.

  3. Publication

    Tackling informality in e-waste management: The potential of cooperative enterprises

    21 October 2014

    The present paper is the product of a joint effort by the Sectoral Policies Department and the Cooperatives Unit of the International Labour Organization (ILO). This initiative supports the ILO’s commitment to promote forms of employment that safeguard the environment, eradicate poverty and promote social justice through sustainable enterprises and decent work, as reinforced by the international Labour Conference (ILC), at its 102nd session in June 2013.

  4. 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

  5. Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 49

    Informality and employment quality in Argentina: Country case study on labour market segmentation

    14 October 2014

  6. Publication

    COOP NEWS UPDATE

    06 October 2014

    This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between April and August, 2014.

  7. An OSH strategy for the informal economy in "El Programa Salud, Trabajo y Ambiente (SALTRA)"

    Occupational safety and health in the informal economy

    30 September 2014

    The protection of the health and well-being of workers in the informal economy is a challenge which should be faced with a coherent and integrated approach involving policies for occupational safety and health (OSH) and health promotion, skills development, social protection and employment creation. Enlarged partnerships at the community level could also facilitate and maximize long-lasting improvements in working and living conditions of informal economy workers.

  8. 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.

  9. Publication

    Making Decent Work a Reality for Domestic Workers Swedish funding towards Outcome 5 (Final evaluation summary)

    23 July 2014

    Project: GLO/11/54/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Una Murray

  10. Publication

    Access to and Effects of Social Protection on Workers living with HIV and their Households

    30 June 2014

    This report highlights the challenges faced by workers living with HIV and their households in accessing social protection programmes, examines the effects of such programmes on their lives and makes evidence-based recommendations.