Informal Economy

Informal employment (%total employment) in selected ASEAN Member States

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2020

Informal employment (%total employment) in selected ASEAN Member States 1. ?? Cambodia : 93,32. ?? Indonesia: 83,53. ?? Laos : 82,94. ?? Myanmar : 81,45. ?? Philippines : 806. ?? Thailand : 78,87. ?? Vietnam : 73,38. ?? Brunei : 33 ASEAN avg. : 78,6 Source: @ilo [2018] — Informal Economy (@EconomyInformal) April 17, 2020

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Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances.

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on April 14, 2020

Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances. https://t.co/Mc7YqlDE9N — Laura Alfers (@Laura_WIEGO) April 14, 2020

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Extending social protection to informal workers

Published by rudy Date posted on March 29, 2020

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Working in garment supply chains: A homeworker’s toolkit

Published by rudy Date posted on February 27, 2020

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The contribution of social dialogue to the 2030 Agenda: Formalising the informal economy

Published by rudy Date posted on February 15, 2020

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Re-thinking informality: It’s all in the details

Published by rudy Date posted on February 7, 2020

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Tackling vulnerability in the informal economy

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Supporting informal livelihoods in public space: A Toolkit for local authorities

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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Formalization of the informal economy

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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Workers’ rights in informal economies

Published by rudy Date posted on October 24, 2019

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27 Sept 2019 – HOW ARE THEY COPING NOW, THE INFORMALS DISPLACED BY CLEARING OPERATIONS? The public, long-suffering from disruptions by sidewalk vendors and other informal workers, applauded clearing operations by new-found enthusiasm of local governments. Read more.

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on September 23, 2019

27 Sept 2019 – HOW ARE THEY COPING NOW, THE INFORMALS DISPLACED BY CLEARING OPERATIONS? The public, long-suffering from disruptions by sidewalk vendors and other informal workers, applauded clearing operations by new-found enthusiasm of local governments. Read more. Where are these informals now? Have they been provided with alternative selling and operations spaces? How are…

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Future of trade unions depends on organizing the informal economy

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2019

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Liberia’s street vendors pioneer new approach with city officials

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2019

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Extending social security to workers in the informal economy: Lessons from international experience

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2019

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The challenges of informality

Published by rudy Date posted on January 18, 2019

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Survey cites problems why banks can’t reach underground economy

Published by rudy Date posted on February 19, 2017

By Manuel Cayon, Businessmirror, Feb 19, 2017 DAVAO CITY—The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’s (BSP) effort to widen its reach among unbanked Filipinos is being hampered by the restrictions being imposed by the banking sector, industry sources said.

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Chasing shadows: Tax strategies to tackle the shadow economy

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2016

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New ILO Standard on the Informal Economy: A Tool for Workers

Published by rudy Date posted on June 30, 2015

The following is an interview with Plamen Dimitrov, Workers’ Spokesperson of the International Labour Conference (1-13 June 2015) Committee on the Transition from the Informal to Formal Economy, who expresses his views about the benefits for workers after the adoption of a new ILO Recommendation to tackle the informal economy. Mr Dimitrov also underlines the…

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‘Shadow economy’ a rich source of tax revenue—ADB

Published by rudy Date posted on July 14, 2011

A study by the Asian Development Bank found that the Philippines has one of the highest tax rates in Asia, but the country’s untaxed underground economy is also among the largest in the world.

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The informal economy, employment and development

Published by rudy Date posted on March 30, 2011

The approach of summer in the UP Diliman area where I have spent a large part of my life reminds me of the rustic life and its benefits.

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The underground economy

Published by rudy Date posted on June 2, 2010

While the politicians grab at each others’ throats to take credit for (or take credit from) the economic results, the truth is that the government may have very little to do with economic activity outside of the broad framework of regulation and incentives.

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Government, private sector ink MOA on community livelihood projects

Published by rudy Date posted on August 13, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Two government agencies and a business group – the Philippine Council of Students in Intrapreneurship (PCSI) – signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that aims to boost community projects that would provide livelihood opportunities dubbed “Youth Entrepreneurship Support Project (YES).”

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Our guerilla economy

Published by rudy Date posted on March 6, 2009

Economists call it the underground economy. I think the more descriptive term is guerilla economy. Even after an economic crisis melts into a more normal economy, significant portions of our people remain in underground economy mode. It is as if we are in a perpetual state of war. I guess we are… war on poverty.

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