Sara Elder

This study focuses on what new technologies can bring to the table for enabling formalization. It draws lessons from the digitalization of public services in the Republic of Korea, an ongoing process that ultimately increases the scope of labour protections to vulnerable workers and enterprises sitting on the fringe of the informal economy.

A brief from the ILO highlights COVID-19 impacts on tourism employment in Asia and the Pacific that have left the sector reeling from job losses, deterioration in work quality and shifts towards increased informality.

Based on the results of surveys conducted in Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Iran, Kosovo, Mongolia, Nepal and Syria between 2004 and 2006.