Public and Workplace Services

Extension de la protection sociale aux travailleurs et travailleuses de l’informel

Étendre la protection sociale aux travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel, qui pour la plupart sont exclus de toute protection...

Unprotected Labour: What Role for Unions in the Informal Economy?

Articles include:InterviewInformal work: From concept to action, by Christine NathanInformal work: Concept and definitionWork, law and the...

Extending Health and Safety to Informal Workers: A Photo Essay

Introduction: There is great diversity in the informal economy—of occupation, place of work, status in employment, extent of regulation,...

Street Vendors in the Global Urban Economy

Addressing the Exploitation of Children in Scavenging (Waste Picking): A Thematic Evaluation of Action on Child Labour

Global Synthesis for the ILO

Decent Work for Women and Men in the Informal Economy: Profile and Good Practices in Cambodia

This study gives an overview of trends and characteristics of informal economy employment in Cambodia. It identifi es some of the main challenges...

Urbanization and Agglomeration Benefits: Gender Differentiated Impacts on Enterprise Creation in India’s Informal Sector

This paper presents an exploration at the intersection of four important themes in the current development discourse: urbanization, agglomeration...

Linking Safety Nets, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction: Directions for Africa

Swept Under the Rug: Abuses Against Domestic Workers Throughout the World

The Implications of Migration for Gender and Care Regimes in the South