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Background document for the OECD Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting, Paris, 28-29 Sept 2009: 8-9.
Report available in English here . Informe disponible en español aquí . Fact Sheet available in English here . Ficha Técnica disponible en español aquí . Executive Summary available in English here . Sumário Executivo disponível em português aqui . Resumen Ejecutivo disponible en español aquí .
This chapter about informal employment is part of a larger report, Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Employment .
National Background Paper- The case of SYRIA
There is increasing recognition that decent and productive employment is an essential pathway to poverty reduction. Most of the working poor are engaged in the informal economy where earnings tend to be low and economic risks tend to be high: making it hard for the working poor to work their way out...
Despite the advances in modern retailing, millions of people throughout the world still make their living partly or wholly through selling goods on the streets. This is particularly the case in Africa. This paper collates and synthesizes existing knowledge about these vending activities on the...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.