Europe & Central Asia

A Profile of Informal Employment: The Case of Georgia

Employment Sector Working Paper on the Informal Economy, No. 9

Skills Training for Decent Work in the Informal Sector of the North-West Region of Russia (St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region)

Legal and Institutional Incentives for Undocumented Work in Private Households in Germany

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Varieties of Legal Dualism: Making Sense of the Role of Law in Contemporary Russia

Explores dual (formal/informal) systems of political use of the courts and informal social/business networks in Russia.

Irreguläre Arbeit in Privathaushalten

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Mobilizing Law in Contemporary Russia: The Evolution of Disputes Over Home Repair Projects

Analyzing the accessibility of formal substantive law to ordinary Russians and finding low rates of participation in the legal system, even...

Every Pair Tells a Story: Report on a Survey of Homeworking and Subcontracting Chains in Six Countries of the European Union

The six countries included in the report are Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands.

Die ILO-Konvention: Gute Arbeit für HausarbeiterinnenLuXemburg: Gesellschaftsanalyse und Linke Praxis

The English title of this German language article is “The ILO Convention Decent Work for Domestic Workers. More than a promise?”...

Homework in Germany and Spain: Industrial Restructuring and the Meaning of Homework for WomenGeoJournal

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Informalisation of Employment in Germany? Current Labour Market Trends and Measurement Problems

Paper for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University