Based on data from the Labour Flexibility Survey of 1988 in Malaysia which covered 3,100 manufacturing firms, and the Labour Flexibility Survey of 1990 in the Philippines which covered 1,311 industrial firms.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on employment policy implications of urban area labour market structures in developing countries - studies unemployment, underemployment, labour market segmentation and wage determination; examines the impact of poverty on labour force participation; emphasizes the...

Labour market segmentation is usually defined as the division of the labour markets into separate sub-markets or segments, distinguished by different characteristics and behavioural rules (incomes, contracts, etc.). The economic debate on the segmentation issue has been focusing in developed...

The authors re-assess the informal sector in French-speaking Africa. They first look at the classical interpretations of how the informal sector is perceived in the context of development: as a result of international capitalism or as a correction to an unbalanced development. They situate the...

Based on a survey carried out in 1992. Identifies various factors influencing the degree of trade unionization of women. Studies the concentration and growth of women's employment in part-time work and the small firm sector. Covers the relationship between union membership and the extent of...