Theme: Statistics

Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries

This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...

Precarious Employment and Flexicurity – the perspective of a (trade union orientated) user of statistics

Work

The Director of WIEGO’s Statistics Programme, Joann Vanek previously led the development of the programme on gender statistics at the United...

Measuring the Informal Economy

Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture, 2nd Edition

This ILO-WIEGO publication is a significant step forward from the Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture (2002

Are Differences in National Definitions of Informal Employment and Employment in the Informal Sector Necessary?

The international standards concerning a statistical definition of informal employment and concerning statistics of employment in the informal...

Informal Workers in Urban South Africa: A Statistical Snapshot

This brief offers details of the urban informal workers in South Africa’s metros, with a further focus on three cities.

Casualization of Urban Labor Force: Analysis of Recent Trends in Manufacturing

Measuring the Unorganized Sector in India

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil, Pakistan, Peru and Philippines

This paper brings together the findings from four country papers on informal economy budget analysis. Informal economy budget analysis asks...