News on informal economy

  1. Our impact, their voices

    Telling serious things with humour: Mobile theater in Tajikistan campaigns against the informal economy

    08 June 2017

    Two years ago the International Labour Conference adopted the Recommendation concerning the transition from the informal to the formal economy (No.204). Since then a global campaign has started in different parts of the world to formalize the informal economy. In Tajikistan, trade unions are using theatrics to illustrate the consequences of informal employment.

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    Questions and Answers

    ILO meeting to focus on jobs and skills mismatch

    10 May 2017

    ILO News talked to Paul Comyn, Senior Vocational Skills and Development Specialist in the ILO’s SKILLS branch, about the key focuses of the first annual International Conference on Jobs and Skills Mismatch from 11-12 May in Geneva.

  3. ILO response to Syria refugee crisis

    ILO online learning programme introduces Syrian refugees to their workplace rights in Jordan

    02 May 2017

    The programme is part of on-going efforts by the ILO to help formalize the work of Syrian refugees in Jordan.

  4. News

    Call for case studies of inter-sectoral collaboration on HIV and climate change in the context of decent work

    25 April 2017

    ILO is preparing an issue brief exploring the role of a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies and welcomes written submissions as contribution towards the body of knowledge on the relationships between climate change and HIV within the context of the world of work

  5. News

    PRUEBA 2 Call for case studies of inter-sectoral collaboration on HIV and climate change in the context of decent work

    25 April 2017

    ILO is preparing an issue brief exploring the role of a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies and welcomes written submissions as contribution towards the body of knowledge on the relationships between climate change and HIV within the context of the world of work

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    Article

    New project website - Supporting transition from the informal to formal economy and reducing undeclared work in Greece

    23 March 2017

    In Greece, undeclared work remains a significant feature of the economy, despite measures taken in recent years to address the issue.

  7. © Jessica Mulley 2024

    Inequalities and the World of Work

    Understanding and reducing inequalities in Europe

    23 February 2017

    A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at the key factors leading to rising inequalities in fourteen EU Member States.

  8. News

    ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 1, February 2017

    14 February 2017

    The ILO Cooperatives Unit launched its eNewsletter on 1 July 2016, this electronic newsletter replaces the previous paper version. The newsletter includes articles on various events, projects, training and meetings related to the work of the ILO and Cooperatives.

  9. Article

    Enhancing entrepreneurship skills in Cambodian cooperatives

    07 February 2017

    Farmer cooperatives in Cambodia are increasingly recognized as robust organizations which serve to develop agricultural value chains, improve agri-business marketing, address farmer’s concerns and engage in national policy dialogues.

  10. News

    A passion, mission - organizing waste pickers.

    21 December 2016

    During “The Potential of Cooperatives & the Role of Waste Pickers in the Recycling Sector” workshop in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December 2016, ILO COOP spoke to Manuel Mateu an Engineer from the Movement of Excluded Workers (MTE) in Argentina, about his work as an organiser of waste pickers.