MHP-DGD 22-26 SP and Labour Rights

About this project

In ASEAN, a substantial share of informal economy is in the agri-food sector, particularly in Laos there are a lots of small-scale agricultural cultivation and food processing-sales sector. they should be regarded as workers who are entitled to decent work including good social protection. although, the percentage of employment in agricultural sector has decreased (to 59% in Laos in 2018) , but can be said that this group still account for the large proportion of informal workers, which get hired with low pay, insufficient and has low potential. Mostly, MSMES in Laos, the agricultural sector employs 99,1% of the workforce, while 88% of jobs in rural areas are in the informal sector. Majority of the workers are women and children, who work for their family businesses as unpaid labour. There are more than 7 millions people with 18 provinces and 143 districts in Laos, an average of GDP growth rate of 5,8% per year. Informal workers mark up to 83% of labour force and are the significant factor in the country’s economic and social development.According to the findings of joint research conducted by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Labour Organisation (ILO), there are still significant number of workers who earn daily pay, have precarious employment and not covered by social welfare or social protection. Particularly, the most impacted are women workers in the informal economic sector who are disadvantaged and vulnerable in socioeconomic terms, which includes self-em…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Laos

Sectors

Democratic participation and civil societyAgricultural policy and administrative management

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07106-03:LA.

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