Informal employment: what is missing from national economic recovery plans?

Mhlana, Siviwe; Moussié, Rachel; Roever, Sally; Rogan, Michael

doi:10.35188/unu-wider/2023/400-7

WIDER Working Paper

2023

DOI: 10.35188/unu-wider/2023/400-7

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Informal employment: what is missing from national economic recovery plans?

Siviwe Mhlana¹,

Rachel Moussié²,

Sally Roever³

et al.

Abstract: This study is published within the UNU-WIDER project Transforming informal work and livelihoods.

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South Africa’s Informal Economy and COVID-19

Rogan,

Skinner

2024

COVID-19 and the Informal Economy

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This chapter seeks to identify the differentiated impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers. The analysis draws on official, nationally representative labour force surveys collected quarterly by Statistics South Africa. The chapter aims to identify the labour market impacts of the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and of one of the world’s strictest lockdowns. The research focuses on the different impacts by gender, sector, and status in employment. The findings show that job losses have been greater in the informal economy. The data suggest uneven impacts within the informal economy, with women being particularly hard hit. The pandemic period has thus widened pre-existing inequalities and fault lines. In policy terms, this suggests that the informal economy should be a priority in economic recovery efforts but also that support requires differentiated approaches and a range of measures.

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South Africa’s Informal Economy and COVID-19

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2024

COVID-19 and the Informal Economy

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Informal employment: what is missing from national economic recovery plans?

Abstract: This study is published within the UNU-WIDER project Transforming informal work and livelihoods.

Cited by 1 publication

References 11 publications

South Africa’s Informal Economy and COVID-19

South Africa’s Informal Economy and COVID-19

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