A MODEL OF CHANGEA MODEL OF CHANGE FOR THE INFORMAL FOR THE INFORMAL

ECONOMYECONOMY

IDENTIFY:IDENTIFY:

• GOALS TO BE GOALS TO BE ACHIEVEDACHIEVED

• ACTION TO BE ACTION TO BE TAKENTAKEN

• PARTNERSPARTNERS

WHAT IS THE

GOAL?

TO REDUCE POVERTY THROUGH

DECENT WORK FOR ALL

SOCIALPROTECTION

RIGHTS EMPLOYMENT

SOCIAL DIALOGUE

DECENT WORK

HOW TO ACHIEVE

THE GOAL?

BY MOVING WOMEN AND MEN UP THE CONTINUUM

TO DECENT WORK

WITH WHOM?

ILO WITH:

GOVERNMENTSEMPLOYERS AND

THEIRORGANIZATIONS

WORKERS’ ORGANIZATIONS

THEIR ALLIANCESWITH

CIVIL SOCIETY

OTHER INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS

WHAT ACTION NEEDS TOBE TAKEN ON THE INFORMAL

ECONOMY TO REDUCE POVERTY?

ADDRESS NEEDS IN

THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

MOVE INTO

FORMALITY

PREVENTA SLIDE

INTO INFORMALITY

ADDRESSING NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

BY INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT COMPONENTS IN POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES

ADDRESS NEEDS IN

THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

ADDRESS NEEDS IN

THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

BY EXTENDING REPRESENTATION TO

WORKERS AND OPERATORS IN THE

INFORMAL ECONOMY

ADDRESS NEEDS IN

THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

BY RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE INFORMAL

ECONOMY

WORKERS

MICROENTERPRISES

PEOPLE WITHDISABILITIES

MEN

ETHNICGROUPS

WOMEN

ADDRESS NEEDS IN

THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

BY ENSURING MORE AND HIGHERINCOMES THROUGH BETTER

COMPETENCIES FOR EMPLOYABILITY

ADDRESS NEEDS IN

THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

ASSURING BETTER CONDITIONS OF WORK BY:

ELIMINATING CHILD LABOUR

AVOIDING CORRUPTION

AND HARASSMENT

AVOIDING GENDER, RACE,ETHNIC, HIV/AIDS DISCRIMINATION

IMPROVING HEALTH

AND SAFETY

In Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) In Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) solid waste management, solid waste management, through public-private through public-private partnerships, improved urban partnerships, improved urban conditions and created jobs for conditions and created jobs for women and men. Waste women and men. Waste enterprises gradually involved enterprises gradually involved women in leadership positions. women in leadership positions. Recycling is done through Recycling is done through community-based community-based organizations. Although child organizations. Although child labour and safety and health labour and safety and health issues still are of concern,the issues still are of concern,the situation has been improving.situation has been improving.

“Employment Creation in Municipal Services delivery in Eastern Africa: Improving Living Conditions and providing Jobs for the Poor”

DfID-funded ILO project

In Brazil, the 13 October 2003, In Brazil, the 13 October 2003, an Inter-Ministerial Protocol an Inter-Ministerial Protocol of Intent was signed by 10 of Intent was signed by 10 Ministries and the ILO to Ministries and the ILO to

achieve institutional achieve institutional strengthening for the strengthening for the implementation of a implementation of a

programme on gender and programme on gender and race equality, the race equality, the

erradication of poverty and erradication of poverty and the generation of decent the generation of decent work. This is a concrete work. This is a concrete

example of joint activities in example of joint activities in combating discriminationcombating discrimination

AVOIDING GENDER, RACEAND ETHNIC

DISCRIMINATION IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

““ Policy for poverty erradication, employment creation and promotion of Policy for poverty erradication, employment creation and promotion of gender equality targeted towards the informal economy in Latin America”gender equality targeted towards the informal economy in Latin America”

(DfID funded ILO project(DfID funded ILO project)

MOVE INTO FORMALITY

CREATING GOOD INCENTIVES

FOR FORMALITYMOVE INTO

FORMALITY

PUBLIC POLICIESDELIVERING

QUALITY SERVICESIN RETURN FOR TAXES

EFFECTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION,

SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS

MARKET ACCESS LINKEDTO FORMALITY

ADAPTING AND ENFORCING

REGULATORY FRAMEWORKSMOVE INTO

FORMALITY

HEALTH AND SAFETY

RIGHTS AND STANDARDS

EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF

APPROPRIATELAWS

STRENGTHENING MINISTRIES OF LABOUR

MOVE INTO

FORMALITY

USE OF SOUND STATISTICAL

DATA

INSPECTION

LINKS TO OTHER

MINISTRIES

In 2004 several high-In 2004 several high-level officials from level officials from Ministries of Labour Ministries of Labour from Azerbaijan, from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan Georgia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and Kyrgyzstan attended Training on attended Training on Youth Empowerment Youth Empowerment in the Informal in the Informal Economy through the Economy through the activities of a DfID-activities of a DfID-funded project carried funded project carried out by the ILO Sub-out by the ILO Sub-regional office in regional office in MoscowMoscow

“Reducing Poverty by promoting employment of youth and other vulnerable groups in the Informal Economy of Central Asia and Caucasus”

DfID-funded ILO project

ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MOVE INTO

FORMALITYTRAINING

ACCESS TO CREDIT

REWARDINGCREATIVITY

ACCESS TO MARKETS

AND TECHNOLOGYMOVE INTO

FORMALITY

EQUALITY OFOPPORTUNITIES

RISE INPRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY

NETWORKING

A A projectproject in Asia in Asia focused focused on the development of a on the development of a supply chain for informal supply chain for informal economy workers and economy workers and operators through operators through association building in association building in the the vegetable production vegetable production sectorsector (Cambodia) and (Cambodia) and handicraft design and handicraft design and marketingmarketing (Thailand) (Thailand).. TThe participants he participants in in Thailand Thailand gained access gained access to local and international to local and international marketsmarkets while those in while those in CambodiaCambodia integrated integrated into the tourism sector, into the tourism sector, both enhancing their both enhancing their capacities and capacities and productivityproductivity

“Informal economy, poverty and employment: An integrated approach”

ILO Subregional Office BangkokDfID-funded ILO project

ENHANCING OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING

SYSTEMSMOVE INTO

FORMALITY

COMPETENCIESCERTIFICATION FOR WORKERS

IN INFORMAL AND FORMALECONOMY

ADAPTABILITYTO LABOUR

MARKET NEEDS

PREVENT A SLIDE INTOINFORMALITY

GROWTH WITH

EQUITYPREVENTA SLIDE

INTOINFORMALITY

POLICY COHERENCE

STABLE MACRO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

POLICIES

CREATING MORE JOB

OPPORTUNITIES

LABOUR POLICIES ON THE ECONOMIC

AGENDAPREVENTA SLIDE

INTOINFORMALITY

SOCIAL DIALOGUE

EMPLOYMENT-CENTREDPOVERTY REDUCTION

POLICIES

GOOD GOVERNANCE AT THE NATIONAL AND

LOCAL LEVELSPREVENTA SLIDE

INTOINFORMALITY

NO CORRUPTION

RULE OF LAW ANDRIGHTS

CORPORATESOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY

PROTECTION OFPROPERTY RIGHTS

SOUND FISCAL POLICIES

BETTER STATISTICS

SOCIAL DIALOGUE

THE INFORMAL ECONOMYTHE INFORMAL ECONOMY::

IS A IS A CONTINUUM CONTINUUM WITH PEOPLE MOVING IN WITH PEOPLE MOVING IN AND OUT AND OUT

INTERACTS WITH INTERACTS WITH THE FORMAL ECONOMYTHE FORMAL ECONOMY IS IS DIVERSEDIVERSE: FROM ENTREPRENEURIAL : FROM ENTREPRENEURIAL

CREATIVITY TO BARE SUBSISTENCECREATIVITY TO BARE SUBSISTENCE IS IS NOT A CHOICENOT A CHOICE FOR THE MAJORITY FOR THE MAJORITY IS IS AT THE HEART OF POVERTY AT THE HEART OF POVERTY BUT NOT ALL BUT NOT ALL

IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY ARE POORIN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY ARE POOR

IS A IS A GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE ISSUE ISSUE IS A IS A RIGHTS ISSUERIGHTS ISSUE, SINCE ITS , SINCE ITS

WORKERS AND OPERATORS LACK WORKERS AND OPERATORS LACK SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION AND REPRESENTATIONREPRESENTATION

SERVES AS A SOURCE OFSERVES AS A SOURCE OF BUSINESS START-UPS BUSINESS START-UPS AND AND TRAININGTRAINING

BUT CAN INVOLVE BUT CAN INVOLVE UNFAIR UNFAIR COMPETITIONCOMPETITION

THE INFORMAL ECONOMYTHE INFORMAL ECONOMY::

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORKto reduce decent work deficits in the informal

economy- follow-up to the 2002 ILC conclusions -

Themes to promote integrated work

GovernanceMacro policies

Representation/VoiceProductivity and Market

EnhancementAddressing

Vulnerabilities

OPERATIONALIZATION using the decent work

agenda

Knowledge development

Advocacy

Action at international national and local levels

GENDER POVERTY

ACTION BY TRIPARTITE CONSTITUENTS,

INTER-GOVERNAMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

THE MODEL OF CHANGE:THE MODEL OF CHANGE:

IS A TOOL TO BE IS A TOOL TO BE ENRICHED BY ALLENRICHED BY ALL

IS A WAY OF IS A WAY OF DISENTANGLING A DISENTANGLING A COMPLEX CONCEPTCOMPLEX CONCEPT

GIVES A ROAD MAPGIVES A ROAD MAP NEEDS YOUR IDEAS NEEDS YOUR IDEAS

TO DEVELOP TO DEVELOP FURTHERFURTHER

POVERTY IN THE POVERTY IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL ECONOMY

CAN BE REDUCEDCAN BE REDUCEDTHROUGH THROUGH

DECENT WORKDECENT WORK