Friday, January 21, 2005
[IWS] ILO: Designing programmes to improve working and employment conditions in the informal economy: A literature review [2004]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE GENEVA
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 10
Designing programmes to improve working and employment conditions in the informal economy: A literature review
Dr. Richard D. Rinehart
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/10cws.pdf
[full-text, 112 pages]
This Working Paper is a literature review, undertaken with the aim of better understanding how to improve working and employment conditions of women and men in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and the informal economy on a large scale, in a more comprehensive manner, and taking into account the links of this effort with other key development problems, particularly poverty and gender equality. It supports TRAVAIL's learning and research agenda, which involves defining the vision for improving working and employment conditions and how changes might be achieved, encompassing the following three key aspects: scale, impact and sustainability.
The literature review is a first step, aimed at identifying what has been tried and what has worked in experiences around the world related to conditions in the informal economy and MSEs. A number of important lessons can be extracted from the diverse experiences that are reported on here, that can be applied to the design and implementation of future programmes.
More papers in this series can be found at-
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/publ/index.htm
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE GENEVA
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 10
Designing programmes to improve working and employment conditions in the informal economy: A literature review
Dr. Richard D. Rinehart
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/10cws.pdf
[full-text, 112 pages]
This Working Paper is a literature review, undertaken with the aim of better understanding how to improve working and employment conditions of women and men in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and the informal economy on a large scale, in a more comprehensive manner, and taking into account the links of this effort with other key development problems, particularly poverty and gender equality. It supports TRAVAIL's learning and research agenda, which involves defining the vision for improving working and employment conditions and how changes might be achieved, encompassing the following three key aspects: scale, impact and sustainability.
The literature review is a first step, aimed at identifying what has been tried and what has worked in experiences around the world related to conditions in the informal economy and MSEs. A number of important lessons can be extracted from the diverse experiences that are reported on here, that can be applied to the design and implementation of future programmes.
More papers in this series can be found at-
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/publ/index.htm
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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