In 2020, the ILO commissioned a study on the informal economy in the forced displacement context in Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess drivers of informality in refugee settlements and host communities in targeted regions of the PROSPECTS programme and identify opportunities to improve working conditions and reduce informality among these target groups. The analysis demonstrates, amongst others, how the current legal framework in Uganda (e.g. concerning business and tax registration, access to social protection) and the application of labour, social and fiscal laws and regulations, make provisions for job and enterprise formalization to the benefit of refugees and host communities and where this still falls short. Moreover, perceived priority needs of refugees and host community members, whether employees or business owners, are documented and reviewed vis-à-vis formalization-related services offered by actors in the region.