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Gender and the informal economy key challenges and policy response

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  • Otobe, Naoko.

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This paper reviews concepts of gender and informal economy and the situation of informal employment of women and men, and highlights the key issues and documents on selected country experiences regarding vulnerable groups of workers, such as homeworkers, street vendors, waste pickers, as well as women entrepreneurs. It also presents the overall ILO approach to formalization of informal employment.

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  • Otobe, Naoko., 2017. "Gender and the informal economy key challenges and policy response," ILO Working Papers 994974592902676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:994974592902676
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    1. Berniell, Inés & Berniell, Lucila & Mata, Dolores de la & Edo, María & Marchionni, Mariana, 2021. "Gender gaps in labor informality: The motherhood effect," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    2. Chowdhury, Antara Rai & Surie, Aditi & Bhan, Gautam, 2021. "Breastfeeding knowledge and practices of working mothers in the informal economy in New Delhi: A formative study to explore new intervention pathways towards improved maternal and child health outcome," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 281(C).

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    informal economy; informal workers; gender;
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