The Informal Economy and Decent Work : A policy resource guide supporting transitions to formality

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Copyright; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; How to use this Policy Resource Guide; Overview of the Contents of the Guide; Acronyms; Decent Work and the Informal Economy; 1.1 THE INFORMAL ECONOMY AND DECENT WORK: KEY CONCEPTUAL ISSUES; KEY CHALLENGES; RESOURCES; Measurement of the Informal Economy; 2.1 MEASURING THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: ADDRESSING STATISTICAL CHALLENGES; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; Growth Strategies and Quality Employment Generation

3.1 PATTERNS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: FINDING THE POLICY MIX TO CURB INFORMALITYKEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; The Regulatory Framework and the Informal Economy; 4.a1 THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AND THE INFORMALECONOMY : SETTING A SOCIAL FLOOR FOR ALL WHO WORK; KEY CHALLENGES; RESOURCES; 4.a2 BRINGING THE UNPROTECTED UNDER THE LAW; KEY CHALLENGES; RESOURCES; 4.a3 UNDERSTANDING THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPAND ITS IMPACT ON INFORMALITY; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; Specific Groups

4.b1 DOMESTIC WORKERS:STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING POOR REGULATIONKEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; 4.b2 HOMEWORKERS: REDUCING VULNERABILITIES THROUGHEXTENDING AND APPLYING THE LAW; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; 4.b3 STREET VENDORS: INNOVATIONS IN REGULATORY SUPPORT; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; 4.b4 MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (MSES), INFORMALITY AND LABOUR LAW: REDUCING GAPS IN PROTECTION; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES

4.b5 STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMING UNDECLARED WORKINTO REGULATED WORKKEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; 4.c1 LABOUR ADMINISTRATION : OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN REACHING THE INFORMAL ECONOMY; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; 4.c2 LABOUR INSPECTION AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: INNOVATIONS IN OUTREACH; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; Organization, Representationand Dialogue; 5.1 SOCIAL DIALOGUE: PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCEIN POLICY MAKING ON THE INFORMAL ECONOMY; KEY ISSUES; RESOURCES

5.2 THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANIZATIONSAND SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSKEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; 5.3 TRADE UNIONS: REACHING THE MARGINALISED AND EXCLUDED; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; 5.4 COOPERATIVES:A STEPPING STONE OUT OF INFORMALITY; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES; Promoting Equality and Addressing Discrimination; 6.1 PROMOTING WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT:A GENDERED PATHWAY OUT OF INFORMALITY; KEY CHALLENGES; EMERGING APPROACHES AND GOOD PRACTICES; RESOURCES

6.2 MIGRANT WORKERS: POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR REGULATED AND FORMAL MIGRATION

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