Description:

This study generally aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on workers in the informal economy (WIE), specifically on the dynamics of workers organizations, to serve as basis in the development of concrete policies as well as regulations to afford them representation and voice. It attempted to (a) survey what types of workers in the informal economy are prevalent and/or served by the DOLE Regional Offices, their issues and concerns, and the services provided them; (b) find out why and how workers organizations are organized and in which government agencies are they registered;

(c) describe the structure of workers organizations and how they operate as an organization; (d) describe the dynamics of representation, focusing on the issues encountered, in what government agencies are these lodged, and whether they think their issues are heard and acted upon; and (e) recommend policies and programs to better afford representation and voice to workers organizations in the informal economy.

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Title: Profiling of Workers Associations in the Informal Economy

Researcher: Rosario S.Mangahas