Occupational safety and health in the informal economy
International labour standards
- C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
- R164 - Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164)
- C187 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
- R197 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 2006 (No. 197)
- C161 - Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)
- R171 - Occupational Health Services Recommendation, 1985 (No. 171)
Codes of practice
Training materials
- Participatory Action Training for Informal Sector (PATRIS): Operator's manual
- Participatory Action Training for Informal Sector (PATRIS): Trainer's guide
- Work Improvements in Small Enterprises (WISE) - Package for trainers
- Work Improvement for a Safe Home (WISH)
- Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND)
- Work Adjustment for Recycling and Managing Waste (WARM)
Good practices
Reports
- The informal economy: Enabling transition to formalization
- Decent work and the transition to formalization: Recent trends, policy debates and good practices
- Participatory approaches to improving safety, health and working conditions in informal economy workplaces: Experiences of Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam
Working papers
- The health of workers in selected sectors of the urban economy: Challenges and perspectives
- Tackling informality in e-waste management: The potential of cooperative enterprises
- The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge
- Improvement of working conditions and environment in the informal sector through safety and health measures
- Health impact of occupational risks in the informal sector in Zimbabwe