Question

what is meant by informal sector? what is the status of women in this sector?

Answer 1

From street vendors and domestic workers to subsistence farmers and seasonal agriculture workers, women make up a disproportionate percentage of workers in the informal sector. In South Asia, over 80 per cent of women in non-agricultural jobs are in informal employment; in sub-Saharan Africa, 74 per cent; and in Latin America and the Caribbean, 54 per cent .

Working in this informal, or grey economy, as it’s sometimes called, leaves women often without any protection of labour laws, social benefits such as pension, health insurance or paid sick leave. They routinely work for lower wages and in unsafe conditions, including risk of sexual harassment. The lack of social protections has long-term impact on women. For example, fewer women receive pensions globally, and as a result, more elderly women are now living in poverty. Even in developed economies, such as in France, Germany, Greece and Italy, women’s average pension is more than 30 per cent lower than men’

Answer 2

The informal sector of economy, is the part of an economy that is neither taxed nor monitored by any form of government. Unlike the formal sector, activities of the informal economy are not included in a country's gross national product or gross domestic product.....


STATUS of Women In This Sector......

totally discriminated......

less wages as compare to men.....

no medical facilities are provided......

no arrangement of proper security for women.....

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