Explores how the informal sector should be approached in the light of the mandate of the ILO. Reviews the application of each major category of labour standards to the informal sector.

Comprises six papers which explore the labour and social aspects of economic integration in North and South America during the 1990s. Reviews the activities of Mercosur in the labour and social security areas and investigates the content and impact of the North American Agreement on Labour...

The aim of this working paper is to examine the situation with respect to employment, conditions of work and life and labour relations in four EPZs in the Philippines: the Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ); Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ); Baguio City Export Processing Zone (BCEPZ); and...

This document brings together the findings of a number of studies on the informal sector, and provides an analysis of the issues and possible policy options for the informal sector in Guinea. The book starts with a synthesis of the informal sector issue and the links with the modern sector in...

Reviews literature published from 1990-2000 on skills training for informal economy workers in Africa and Asia.

Draws on the results of recent research on the process of skills learning and training in small enterprises as a way of exploring some of the implications for policy makers and their advisers.