Informal economy resources

March 2023

  1. Promoting Gender Responsive Enterprise Development and TVET Systems (ProGRESS)

    19 March 2023

    The ProGRESS Project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the Government of Canada.

  2. Promoting SMEs through Access to Digital Financial Services: Launching of PROMISE IMPACT Phase 2 Project Implementation

    The main objective of this event is to officially mark the start of the project activities implementation. In the first intake, the project selected locations in the East Nusa Tenggara and West Java provinces.

  3. Enabling Sectoral Pathways towards Formality for Vulnerable Workers, and Enterprises in Nepal’s Informal Economy

    01 March 2023

    This intervention aims to strengthen the technical and institutional capacities of tripartite constituents in Nepal to address vulnerabilities of workers and economic units in the informal economy in the agriculture, transport, and construction sectors and ultimately facilitate their transition to formality.

February 2023

  1. Executive course on Strategic Compliance Planning

    Under the Rural Sectors Project, the ILO and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have collaborated and convened Regional Directors for an executive course to develop Strategic Compliance Plans for the labour inspectorate to better protect vulnerable workers.

  2. Opening address at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning

    06 February 2023

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning, 6 February 2023, Manila, Philippines

January 2023

  1. Diagnostic report on the extent, circumstances, causes, factors and nature of informality in Nepal

    25 January 2023

    The report aims to inform the design and implementation of laws and regulations, policies and other measures aiming to facilitate the transition to the formal economy.

  2. Sunshine, sea… and skills in tourism: ILO supports women in northeastern Indonesia in sustainable tourism development

    12 January 2023

December 2022

  1. 10 Years Roads for Development (R4D) in Timor-Leste (2012-2022)

    30 December 2022

    Improving rural roads access was considered as one of the key conditions for rural social and economic development. Recognizing its importance, the ILO provided technical assistance to the Government of Timor-Leste for implementation of Road for Development (R4D).

  2. ILO and DTI accelerate digital entrepreneurship trainings for 2023

    05 December 2022

    The ILO and DTI will accelerate digital entrepreneurship training for increased productivity, improved safety of small and informal enterprises across the Philippines under the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project funded by the Government of Japan.

  3. Assessment of activity-based learning (ABL) programmes for informal businesses and workers: Lessons learned from Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, with their relevance for India

    01 December 2022

    This report refers to specific cases of capacity building support in Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to identify impact of the ABL programmes and indicate applicability of the programmes to support informal businesses and workers in India given the size of the informal economy in the country.