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Way out of informality: Facilitating formalization of informal economy in South Asia - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

1895

eval_title:

Way out of informality: Facilitating formalization of informal economy in South Asia - Final Evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1895

lessons_learned:

description:

Inter-country collaboration and knowledge sharing/exchange strengthen cross-country learning and adoption of good practices. The value of cross-country visits and exchange of knowledge was appreciated by stakeholders in all three countries. However, they felt that these were infrequent and inadequate. The varying sectoral focus across the three countries also to some extent limited benefits of such events organized in New Delhi, Kathmandu and Pokhara. The project could have created an online blog platform for different implementing partners to exchange views and enhance mutual information exchange and learning. The way project was implemented also did not help this because activities were undertaken by subcontractors while those who participated in exchange visits or knowledge sharing events had little to do with project implementation.

context:

No prior serious effort to address employment in the informal economy; inadequate literature on pragmatic ways to tackle formalization process; perceived high cost associated with the formalization of workers adding to the cost of doing business.

success:

The strong commitment of project staff and persistent engagement with stakeholder groups and genuine commitment of some of the implementation partners.

challenges:

Negative perception about the formalization of the informal economy due to perceived high cost of compliance.

administrative_issues:

Limited resources, too many activities and larger geographical coverage for the pilot project.

comments:

ILO DWT, ILO CO (Dhaka, Kathmandu and New Delhi) and the other ILO offices in sub-region, region, and headquarters; Ministry of Labour and Employment; local governments; trade unions; and the workers in the informal economy.

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/194796

themes:

theme:

Organizational learning

category:

Organizational issues

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