The original trigger for the national informal economy policy was earlier, ground-breaking legislation, the Informal Sector Development and Control Act 2004. This unusual law defined ‘informality’ in ...

This compares with 9 percent of GDP for North America. In the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the informal sector is equivalent to nearly 15 percent of GDP. The informal ...

Statement on the occasion of the informal virtual meeting of the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up 23 April 2020, New York. The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its impacts ...

Concept Note and Provisional Programme. New York – 9 April 2015, Trusteeship Council Chamber. Background. The informal interactive hearings on 9 April will be the principal forum for civil ...

The expansion of the informal economy, which now employs more than 60% of the world’s workers, represents a central paradox of contemporary development thinking. The COVID-19 pandemic has further ...