Theme: Statistics

The Informal Sector and Informal Employment in Armenia

This report contains the findings of the mixed-survey approach to measuring informal sector.

Counting the Poor: Measurement and Other IssuesEconomic and Political Weekly

Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers

This joint report by the International Labour Organization and WIEGO aims to deepen understanding on the nature and role of cooperatives...

Progress of the World’s Women 2005: Women, Work and Poverty

Available in English here Disponible en español aquí Disponible en français ici 

Industrialization and New Forms of Employment in Tunisia

Informal employment, social protection and social capital: Dimensions of resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa

This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in South Africa.

Global and regional estimation of informal sector employment: A methodology

Background document for the WIEGO Statistics Planning Meeting, June 2002

Understanding Formal and Informal Economy Labour Market Dynamics: A Conceptual and Statistical Review with Reference to South Africa

The Contribution of Informal Sector to GDP in Developing Countries: Assessment, Estimates, Methods, Orientations for the Future

Presented at the 4th Meeting of the Delhi Group on Informal Sector Statistics; Geneva: 28-30 August 2000