Association of Southeast Asian Nations
African Union Commission
business process outsourcing
Centre d’études prospectives et d’informations internationales
contributing family workers
Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey
global supply chain database
European Union
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
gross domestic product
global value chain
Human Development Index
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
International Conference of Labour Statisticians
International Classification of Status in Employment
International Finance Corporation
International Labour Organization
International Organization for Migration
International Standard Industrial Classification
International Textile Manufacturers Federation
International Trade Union Confederation
Key Indicators of Informality based on Individuals and their Household
Konjunkturforschungsstelle (Swiss Economic Institute)
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
North American Free Trade Agreement
not in education, employment, or training
non-governmental organisation
National Household Survey
own account worker
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
occupational safety and health
Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series
principal component analysis
Brazil National Household Sample Survey
purchasing power parity
International Development Cooperation Agency (in Sweden)
small and medium-sized enterprise
textiles and clothing
trade in employment
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey
World Bank
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
World Trade Organization
Berlin Social Science Center