The International Labour Organisation’s Employment and Social Trends 2026 report paints a stark picture of the conditions facing most of the world’s workers. More than 2.1 billion of the world’s 3.6 ...

Informal traders frequently face corruption and harassment, significantly impeding their ability to conduct business legally. For instance, traders moving goods across borders often encounter multiple ...

The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is deeply concerned about the welfare of Nigeria’s informal sector operators, who ...

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) said it is working to include workers from the informal sector of the Nigerian economy in the Employees Compensation Scheme. Managing Director of the ...

The informal sector plays a significant role in Africa’s economy. According to data, in some countries, it can contribute as much as 60% of the country’s GDP and is responsible for some 50% of total ...

Compared to urban residents, more people in rural areas engage in the informal economy, like home repair and subsistence food production, among other things, according to rural sociologists. There is ...

South Africa continues to grapple with a crippling unemployment crisis resulting in the highest income inequality in the world, evidenced by a 2023 Gini coefficient of 0.63. Unlike comparable emerging ...

There is a dentist in Mitchell County, North Carolina who often gets paid in art. Artists who don't have health insurance will offer something like a painting or a sculpture in exchange for dental ...