Data collection on small economic units of the informal sector : by the international labour office (ILO)

Abstract

This paper focuses on Data Collection on Small Economic Units of the informal Sector. A large number of them are carried out without fixed location or in places that are not visible to the authorities, such as small (work) shops or home-based activities. They are not recognized, supported or regulated by the government, and often compelled by circumstances to operate outside the framework of the law. Even where they are registered and respect certain aspects of the law, they are almost invariably beyond the pale of social protection, labor legislation and protective measures at the workplace.