Women and Men in the Informal Economy : A Statistical Picture.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Office, International Labour.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Informal sector (Economics).

Sex role in the work environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 pages)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Women and Men in the Informal Economy

Place of Publication:

Genève 22 : International Labour Organisation (ILO), 2014.

Summary:

This publication provides, for the first time, comparable estimates on the size of the informal economy and a statistical profile of informality in all its diversity at the global and regional levels. A common set of criteria to measure informal work has been applied to more than 100 developed and developing countries.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations and acronyms

Introduction: Sustainable development, decent work for all and the transition from the informal to the formal economy

Chapter 1: Measuring the informal economy with a view to facilitating the transitionfrom the informal to the formal economy

1.1 Transition from the Informal to the Formal EconomyRecommendation, 2015 (No. 204)

1.2 What is new in this publication?

Chapter 2: Statistical overview relating to the informal economy

2.1 Global overview

Magnitude of the informal economy

Diverging trends in the share of informal employment

Composition of the informal economy

Informal economic units

Informality and status in employment

Age profile of formality

Education and informality

Informality and rural/ urban location

Sectoral dimension of informality

Gender dimension of informality

2.2 Regional overview

2.2.1 Africa

Magnitude

Composition

Characteristics

2.2.2 Americas

2.2.3 Asia and the Pacific

2.2.4 Europe and Central Asia

Chapter 3: Thematic issues in the informal economy

3.1 Informal employment and level of economicand social development

3.2 Informal employment and poverty

3.3 Informal employment and education

3.4 Informal employment and working conditions

3.4.1 Informal employment and non-standard forms of employment among employees

3.4.2 Informal employment and working time

Chapter 4: Main findings

References

Appendices.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9789221315810

9221315819

OCLC:

1321808355