Within the context of contemporary economic reforms looks at the use of labour resources, focusing on labour efficiency and the problem of low labour Motivation.

Looks at employment effects of multinationals involved in twin plant investment, which is a form of complementary production between firms operating in two or more country locations.

The informal sector is often seen as an unfair competition to the modern sector, and some call for a more stringent application of the legislation in the informal sector. In 1989, a survey of 92 informal sector enterprises in Cotonou was organised to investigate the nature and the extent of...

Includes excerpts from the draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families, under consideration by the UN General Assembly.

The study, based on 1988 census data of Dakar's informal sector, focuses on self-employment. Lack of financial resources is dentified to be the most important obstacle to entry and growth ofurban microenterprises. In line with this analysis, a large number of programmes andprojects for...