There were signs of a partial recovery in the labour markets and economies of Latin America and the Caribbean during 2021, in the wake of the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Nonetheless, although the labour force participation rate and employment both improved in...

In order to assess the role played by policies in informal sector development the International Labour Organization initiated a series of studies on policies and their impact on the urban informal sector in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reviews the evidence from Zimbabwe...

This report provides a detailed and systematic analysis of informal activities in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa, particularly their operational characteristics of the sector, production, employment and income relations. The report also examines the various constraints affecting the development of...