Technical support on transition from informal to formal economy in Senegal

This project aims at increasing the capacity of constituents to support transition from the informal to the formal economy. Assistance will be provided in the context of the new law on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development and nation-wide efforts to modernize the economy. In view of the horizontal and vertical segregation of the labour market, special attention will be paid to improving access to resources and training for women workers in the informal economy. The strategy will include capacity building for the tripartite constituents with respect to the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204) and support to public and private pilot initiatives that promote the formalization of the informal economy and decent work. In parallel, concrete interventions will be piloted that facilitate the transition of women micro entrepreneurs in the informal tanning industry to formality. If successful, the pilot will be replicated at the national level and in other sections of the informal economy.

Project symbol

SEN/16/01/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Dakar

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

28/02/2018

Total allocation

325025

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

325025

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Senegal

Outcomes

Formalization of the informal economy