Local governance and the informal economy: Experiences in promoting decent work in the Philippines

Employment Working Paper No. 135

This report, “Local Governance and the Informal Economy: Experiences in
Promoting Decent Work in the Philippines,” illustrates how economic development can be promoted in local jurisdictions and presents a number of strategies carried out in the
Philippines. It particularly shows how the powers and functions of local governments are used to advance decent work, especially in extending formal mechanisms of recognition and protection to workers in the informal economy.