Transitioning from the informal to formal economy

To help countries make progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 8.3.1 ("Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex"), this paper presents an integrated strategic policy approach. This is where: a national government facilitates the transition to formality using a whole government approach to achieve the inclusive structural transformation required, joins-up the fields of labour, tax and social security law, involves social partners, and uses the full range of direct and indirect policy measures available to enhance the power of, and trust in, authorities respectively.