Monkey Cage Africa’s informal markets have far more structure and self-governance than you’d think, book shows. Policymakers and scholars may be missing important clues on how this sector operates ...

It might be worthwhile to focus on the issues of the informal sector to bring them to the attention of policy-makers. This article refers to some literature (ADB 2008, ...

This report explores the definition of informality as well as how big the informal sect. Dublin, May 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "South Africa's Informal Sector ...

The definition and percentage of unorganised labour in the informal sector are blurry and confusing. The Economic Survey of 2018-19, released on 4 July 2019, said “almost 93%” of the total ...

To ensure that the informal sector will benefit from a sustained and equitable recovery, ADBI emphasized that it is imperative for governments to design and invest in transparent, efficient, and ...

The informal sector represents an opportunity to improve the lives of a large part of the workforce. Government should desist from harming livelihoods and broaden the scope of policy measures.

Over time the definition of informal sector has evolved. The sector can be defined through its activities in urban and rural economies: micro and small scale economic activities in crafts, trade ...

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Informal sector firms are generally not regulated or registered, except in terms of by-laws under the Business Act which, for example, require them to keep their sites clean.

However, in a context where we had 40% unemployment and 70% youth unemployment (on the broad definition) before Covid-19 struck, any state action to restrict legitimate informal sector activities ...

The Zimbabwe Informal Sector Organisation, the youngest of the three organisations, focused on business training and financial literacy. It shaped a notion of citizenship based on respectability.

This time, however, a new controversy arose because of an argument that official statistics don't count economic activities in the informal sector. South Africa's Informal Sector Creates Jobs, but ...