INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 52
Inclusive Labour Markets, Labour Relations
and Working Conditions Branch
Segmentation and informality in Vietnam: A survey of
the literature
Country case study on labour market segmentation
Jean-Pierre Cling*
Mireille Razafindrakoto**
François Roubaud***
* Senior Research Fellow at the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD), Paris
** Research Director at IRD
*** Senior Research Fellow at IRD
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labour market segmentation / employment / informal economy / informal workers / social protection / Viet Nam
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the experts interviewed when preparing this
working paper: G. Sziracski (director of the ILO office in Hanoi); Yoon Y. (Chief
Technical Advisor, ILO Office, Hanoi); Nguyen T.H.Y (ILO Office, Hanoi);
Nguyen Thuong (ILO Office, Hanoi); and Paulette Castel (economist/consultant,
Washington D.C.). Usual caveats apply. This working paper was finalized in April
2013. The Employment law adopted by the National Assembly in November 2013
is therefore not discussed in this document. An interview of the Chairwoman of the
Committee for Social Affairs of the National Assembly concerning this law can be
found for reference as
“New Law focuses on young workers, disadvantaged
groups,
” 2013.