Links with Economic Growth/Crisis

Small and Medium Enterprises in India

Small and medium enterprises (SME) have attracted increasing interest in the last few years, and industrialization is no longer seen as a...

Understanding the ”Informal Sector”: A Survey

Working Paper 95 of the UNU WIDER Working Paper Series.

Informal Sector Versus Informal Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract: From official records, it would appear that the labour market significantly shifted from the formal to the informal sector in Kenya....

Informal Sector, Poverty and Gender: A Review of Empirical Evidence

Gender, Migration and Transnational Communities

Report to the Inter-American Foundation, Arlington, Virginia

Elements of an Employment Framework for Poverty Reduction in Ghana

A report of a joint ILO/UNDP mission

Employment Creation and Retention in the Metals and Engineering Sector

Informality in Africa: A Review

This paper examines the realities of informal employment in sub-Saharan Africa, where a significant proportion of employment activity and...

Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and Equitable Growth (Chinese)

The Global Wage Report 2012/13 looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It...

The Impact of Regulation on Growth and Informality: Cross-Country Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, No. WPS3623