Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 9. Trade and informality: Transition to formality and decent work

This chapter examines the relationship between trade and informal employment and proposes policy interventions to support the transition to formalization. In this regard, it discusses policies in the context of diversification, global and regional value chains (including the ILO Better Work programme), and digital transformation