In recognition of the economic role of informal sector activities, identifies factors that influence the decision by microenterprises to conform or not to conform to national-level labour and tax obligations.

Includes a list of relevant ILO Conventions.

During the 1970s and early 1980s the ILO carried out a number of studies on the informal sector in large urban centres of developing countries, including Accra, Lome, Yaounde, Dakar and Kaolack. These studies failed to elaborate on the nature and extent of the relationship between the informal...