Programme: Statistics Programme

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...

Counting the Invisible Workforce: The Case of Home-based Workers

Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa

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

Toward a Common Framework for Informal Employment across Developed and Developing Countries

This paper addresses the importance of developing a common framework for defining informal employment in developed countries, and highlights...

Relating Quality of Employment to Informal Employment

Statistical Brief 15 discusses the importance and relevance of the definition of informal employment to the economies of developed countries...

Development of Statistics on the Informal Economy

Developing Concepts and Definitions At the 1991 International Labour Conference, the informal sector was a topic for tripartite debate. This...