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Title

Employment, unemployment, and informality in Zimbabwe : concepts and data coherent policy-making / Malte Luebker.

Author

Luebker, Malte.

Publication

Harare : ILO Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa ; Geneva : Policy Integration and Statistics Dept., International Labour Office, 2008.

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Additional Authors

• Zimbabwe. Central Statistical Office.
• ILO Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa.
• International Labour Office. Policy Integration and Statistics Department.

Description

x, 74 p. : ill.; 30 cm.

Series Statement

• Issues paper ; no. 32
• Integration working paper ; no. 90

Uniform Title

Issues paper (ILO Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa) ; no. 32.

Subjects

• Informal sector (Economics) > Zimbabwe
• Labor supply > Zimbabwe
• Unemployment > Zimbabwe

Note

• "July 2008."
• "Research for this paper was carried out in collaboration with the Central Statistical Office, Harare, Zimbabwe."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-63).

Contents

• Introduction: Outline of research objectives and empirical strategy* -- I. Informality and eployment: Concepts, statistical definitions, and the Zimbabwean context -- a. The colonial legacy and informality -- b. Statistical definitions and measurement concepts -- i. W ork and employment -- ii. Unemployment (standard and relaxed definition) -- iii. N ot econom ically active -- iv. Labour force framework and unemployment rates -- v. Employment in the informal sector (enterprise-based concept) -- vi. Informal employment (job-based concept) -- vii. Complementary nature of the two concepts of informality -- c. Economic and labour market trends in Zimbabwe -- III, Employment, unemployment and informality: Findings from the 2004 LFS -- a. A nalysis by labour force status -- b. Analysis of the employed population by enterprise-based concept of informality -- c. Analysis of employed population by job-based concept of informality -- d. Informality, gender and age -- e. Contribution of different economic sectors to employment
• F. Formality and informality in agricultural and non-agricultural activities -- g. Summary: Employment. unemoloyment and informality in Zimbabwe -- IV. Decent work and job quality: Characteristics of informal and formal workers -- a. Establishment characteristics -- b. Education and skills -- c. W orking hours -- d. Incom e -- e. Occupational health and safetyy -- f. Summary: Decent work and job quality -- V. Policy conclusions: Towards decent work in Zimbabwe's informal economy -- a. Main findings: Employment and informalit -- b. Towards decent work for the informal economy -- References -- I. Introduction: Outline of research objectives and empirical strategy -- I. Informality and employment: Concepts, statistical definitions, and the Zimbabwean context -- a. The colonial legacy and in formality -- b. Statistical definitions and measurement concepts -- i. W ork and em ploym ent -- ii. Unemployment (standard and relaxed definition) -- iii. Not econom ically active -- iv. Labour force framework and unemployment rates
• V. Employment in the informal sector (enterprise-based concept) -- vi. Informal employment (job-based concept) -- vii. Complementary nature of the two concepts of informalitv -- c. Economic and labour market trends in Zimbabwe -- III. Employment, unemployment and informality: Findings from the 2004 LFS -- a. Analysis by labour force status -- b. Analysis of the employed population by enterprise-based concept of informality -- c. Analysis of employed population by job-based concept of informality -- d. Inform ality, gender and age -- e. Contribution of different economic sectors to employment -- f. Formality and informality in agricultural and non-agricultural activities -- g. Summary: Employment, unemployment and informality in Zimbabwe -- IV. Decent work and job quality: ( haracteristics of informal ana formal workers -- a. Establishm ent characteristics -- b. Education and skills -- c. W orking hours -- d. Incom e -- e. Occupational health and safety -- f. Summary: Decent work and job quality -- V. Policy conclusions: Towards decent work in Zimbabwe's informal economy -- a. Main findings: Employment and informality -- b. Towards decent work for the informal economy -- R eferences

Call Number

Sc F 11-317 no. 2

ISBN

• 9789221214076
• 9221214079

LCCN

2008315569

OCLC

263147154

Author

Luebker, Malte.

Title

Employment, unemployment, and informality in Zimbabwe : concepts and data coherent policy-making / Malte Luebker.

Imprint

Harare : ILO Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa ; Geneva : Policy Integration and Statistics Dept., International Labour Office, 2008.

Series

Issues paper ; no. 32

Integration working paper ; no. 90

Issues paper (ILO Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa) ; no. 32.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-63).

Connect to:

Table of contents only

Added Author

Zimbabwe. Central Statistical Office.

ILO Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa.

International Labour Office. Policy Integration and Statistics Department.

Research Call Number

Sc F 11-317 no. 2