Links with Economic Growth/Crisis

Special Issue on Unorganized WorkersThe Indian Journal of Industrial Relations

The informal economy has always existed in India, but it was seen neither as an important part of the economy, nor as a theoretical category...

The Informal Sector in Ghana

From the paper: 80 percent of the Ghanaian workforce is employed in the informal sector. The sector is characterized by underemployment,...

2013 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

Twenty years after the Labour Overview was first published, we analyze the challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean today. We also...

Working Women and Security: Self Employed Women’s Association’s Response to Crisis

Abstract:

Flexibility, Informalization, and New Forms of Work: Non-standard Work Arrangements in Western Europe

for WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment:  Globalizing and Organizing).

Women, Gender and the Informal Economy: An Assessment of ILO Research and Suggested Ways Forward

Regulating Labor Relations in Global Production Networks: Insights on International Framework Agreements

Abstract: Unions are developing a strategy to bring to bear on the transnational regulation gap with regard to labor relations. One important...

Rethinking the Informal Economy: From Enterprise Characteristics to Employment Relations

Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why They Matter for Growth, Jobs, and Livelihoods

Informal Sector and Employment Generation in Nigeria: An Error Correction Model

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of informal sector on employment generation in Nigeria during the period 1970 to 2010 making use...