Based on a survey of 60 economic units in Tunis, scattered in the sectors of production services, commerce, transport and construction, the study attempts to determine to what extent rules and economic activities are followed by economic legislation operators. Special reference is made to social...

Presents the results of a survey conducted in 30 small textile and clothing industrial enterprises.

Provides an overview of the construction industry in South Africa and examines collective bargaining arrangements and other institutions which affect organizing, wages and working conditions for informal sector workers. Profiles the activities of four unions and two associations of building...

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...