Are you an informal worker? What’ s the connection here?

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Are you an informal worker? What’ s the connection here?

Beggar, Rickshaw Drive, Babysitter 1.“don’t effect the economy much” 2.“…isn’t officially employed” 3. “they are not proper jobs” 4. “unofficial means of income” 5. “does not help the economy”

Definition The informal sector is made up of jobs over which there is little or no official control. HIC’s jobs such as child minding and cleaning. Maybe called ‘Black economy’ Workers paid by the day or hour in cash and don’t pay tax MIC and LIC’s Less controlled and involves a greater variety of people and jobs. Includes street vendors, shoe-shine boys, car washers, litter pickers, as well as employees of back street workshops who work long hours in dangerous conditions. For example - India it has been estimated that the informal economy provides 68 to 80% of income

Formal or informal Often outside the law Fixed pricesSelf employedLegal Men, women and children No sick pay or holiday pay Decide your own hours – paid for time you do the work Pay tax No government assistance Irregular hours and uncertain wages Often in a transnational Usually men Street stalls, services and small scale industry Police, army, civil service Employs many 1000’s of unskilled workers Uses some skilled and unskilled workers Permanent jobs and regular wages Uses cheap or recycled materials Often low standard of goods More expensive raw materials

Case study Dharavi, Mumbai, India Examples of jobs Numbers of people involved Conditions of work Ambitions……..

Case study Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Examples of jobs Numbers of people involved Conditions of work Ambitions……..

Why do you think people end up in informal jobs? -High population in large cities because of rural to urban migration – not enough formal jobs -Lack of education/training for a higher paid job -Lack of transport to get to formal employment -Older siblings need to work to earn money for a large family instead of attending school

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Is informal employment worth it? Make a table to show the benefits and costs of informal employment (pg 98-99) Which do you think carries more weight……. Benefits of informal employment Costs of informal employment

IGCSE Q 1)Compare the percentages in formal and informal employment between USA and developing countries. (4) 2)Give reasons for the differences you have shown (6)