Towards decent work in the informal sector the case of Egypt

ʻĀliyah. Mahdī

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Examines characteristics of informal employment in Egypt and focuses on two dimensions of informality: micro and small enterprises and informal employment in formal sector enterprises (public and private). Finds significant gender differences between the formal and informal sectors, with women experiencing high unemployment and open discrimination in hiring in the formal economy.

Keywords: informal economy; microenterprise; small enterprise; women workers; men; statistical table; économie informelle; micro entreprise; petite entreprise; travailleuses; hommes; tableau statistique; economía informal; microempresa; pequeña empresa; trabajadoras; hombres; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2002
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