News on informal economy
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Formalizing employment in Brazil
A “simple” path to formal employment
09 October 2014
In Brazil, formal employment has risen by almost 14 per cent in a decade…SUPERSIMPLES is part of the reason. The forthcoming American Regional Meeting of the ILO will consider employment and social protection policies as boosters of productivity and formal employment.
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Informal economy
ILO Director-General: Labour inspections key to fighting undeclared work
18 September 2014
Guy Ryder urges EU member states to ramp up steps to support formalization of the informal economy, spotlighting specific action for tackling undeclared work.
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103rd International Labour Conference
Ryder: We’ve endorsed an “agenda that really matters”
12 June 2014
World parliament of labour offers hope to millions of victims of forced labour, discusses migration, ways out of informality and overcoming mass unemployment.
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103rd International Labour Conference
ILO moves the discussion on the informal economy one step forward
12 June 2014
The International Labour Conference completed a first overview of a reality that impacts 40 per cent of the global workforce.
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Article
Interview with Suman More, Solid Waste Collection and Handling (SWaCH)
10 June 2014
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Interview with Arbind Singh of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI)
10 June 2014
Street vendors were among the groups of workers in the informal economy who were well represented in the ILC. ILO COOP talked to Mr. Arbind Singh, the National Coordinator of The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI).
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ILO FORLAC Notes
Formalization in Latin America and the Caribbean
05 June 2014
The ILO Regional Office began publishing a series of "Notes on Formalization" about the situation and the experience dealing with informal economy employment in several countries in the region.
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Zimbabwe
Moving from marginalization through apprenticeships
04 April 2014
An ILO project in Zimbabwe is helping improve the quality of apprenticeships in the informal economy. The programme helps young people, particularly those living with disability, find decent work and escape the vicious circle of marginalization and poverty.
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ILO study
Syrian refugees in Lebanon face harsh working conditions
02 April 2014
An ILO assessment of Syrian refugee employment in Lebanon finds that low wages, high unemployment and lack of labour market regulation pose serious challenges to livelihoods for both residents and refugees in host communities.
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School-to-work transition
Does investing in education pay off for African youth?
12 March 2014
In sub-Saharan Africa, a stable, well-paid job is often an impossible dream, even for educated young people, according to an ILO report.