Publications on informal economy
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Book
The Role of Collective Bargaining in the Global Economy: Negotiating for Social Justice
30 May 2011
This book looks at the role that collective bargaining plays in ensuring that workers are able to obtain a fair share of the benefits arising from participation in the global economy and in providing a measure of security against the risk to employment and wages.
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Informal employment in Namibia 2008
11 March 2011
This paper reports on analysis of data from Namibia’s 2008 Labour Force Survey (LFS) so as to describe and compare informal and formal employment in the country. The paper is based on an understanding of informal employment which goes beyond the traditional concept of “informal sector”.
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Mainstreaming environmental issues in sustainable enterprises: An exploration of issues, experiences and options
21 January 2011
Employment Working Paper No. 75
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A study on informal apprenticeship in Malawi
06 January 2011
Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 9
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What role for labour market policies and institutions in development? Enhancing security in developing countries and emerging economies
17 December 2010
Employment Working Paper No. 67
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Extending the scope of application of labour laws to the informal economy
15 April 2010
Digest of comments of the ILO’s supervisory bodies related to the informal economy
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News@ILO, March 2010
01 March 2010
The March 2010 e-newsletter of the ILO in Asia and the Pacific contains the latest news from the regional office, a feature on India's Decent Work Country Programme, a selection of the latest publications, and details of forthcoming events and meetings.
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Zanzibar. Social protection expenditure and performance review and social budget
14 January 2010
Zanzibar's lack of social protection has left it vulnerable during the current financial crisis and economic downturn, and basic social services are urgently required. The ILO-DFID funded project sets out the current situation of existing social transfers within Zanzibar's social protection system.
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ILO, WTO joint study on trade and informal employment: Globalization and Informal Jobs in Developing Countries
01 December 2009
This study finds that the high incidence of informal employment in the developing world suppresses countries’ ability to benefit from trade opening by creating poverty traps for workers in job transition. It is a product of the collaborative research programme of the ILO International Institute for Labour Studies and the WTO Secretariat.
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News@ILO, November 2009
01 November 2009
The November edition of the ILO's Asia Pacific e-newsletter contains the latest news from the regional office, a feature on migration policy in Thailand, a selection of the latest publications, and details of forthcoming events and meetings.