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Intr Intr oduc tion oduc tion Infor mality is only a pr oble m in de ve loping c ountr ie s T T h he c ontr t ib ti ibution of the infor f th i f mal se c tor l t t th to the national pr oduc tion is insignific

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Intr

  • duc tion

Intr

  • duc tion
  • Infor

mality is only a pr

  • ble m in de ve loping

c ountr ie s T h t ib ti f th i f l t t th

  • T

he c ontr ibution of the infor mal se c tor to the national pr

  • duc tion is insignific ant
  • Infor

mality is diffic ult to me asur e

  • Infor

mality is diffic ult to me asur e

  • Infor

mality has two c ompone nts

  • T

he infor mal se c tor and infor mal e mployme nt ar e T he infor mal se c tor and infor mal e mployme nt ar e the same

  • T

he infor mal se c tor r e fe r s to e c onomic units whose

  • bje c tive is to c r

e ate jobs and inc ome r athe r than maximise pr

  • fits

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Intr

  • duc tion

Intr

  • duc tion
  • All infor

mal se c tor ac tivitie s ar e unde r gr

  • und

ac tivitie s T h D lhi G i f t f I di

  • T

he De lhi Gr

  • up is a gr
  • up of e xpe r

ts fr

  • m India
  • Infor

mal e mployme nt r e late s to pe r sons in jobs that ar e not pr

  • te c te d by labour

laws ar e not pr

  • te c te d by labour

laws

  • Pe r

sons who ar e c ove r e d by soc ial se c ur ity sc he me s c an be in infor mal e mployme nt sc he me s c an be in infor mal e mployme nt

  • Infor

mal e mployme nt c an only happe n in the infor mal se c tor

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On de finitions On de finitions

  • An infor

mal se c tor e nte r pr ise is a pr

  • duc tion unit
  • pe r

ate d in the owne r ’s home All ll t i i th i f l t

  • All small e nte r

pr ise s ar e in the infor mal se c tor

  • A pe r

son is in the infor mal se c tor if he / she has a pr e c ar ious job pr e c ar ious job

  • Only e mploye r

s ar e e ntr e pr e ne ur s

  • A pe r

son c an wor k in the for mal se c tor and in the A pe r son c an wor k in the for mal se c tor and in the infor mal se c tor

On de finitions On de finitions

  • Infor

mal se c tor e nte r pr ise s must me e t whic h of the se c r ite r ia

Ar e house hold e nte r pr ise s (pr ivate ly owne d by one or

  • Ar

e house hold e nte r pr ise s (pr ivate ly owne d by one or mor e pe r sons)

  • At le ast some of the pr
  • duc t is sold in the mar

ke t

  • Ar

e not agr ic ultur al ac tivitie s

  • Should not ke e p full ac c ounts
  • Small e mployme nt size
  • Small e mployme nt size
  • Ar

e not r e giste r e d

  • E

mploye e s ar e not r e giste r e d Issue for r e fle c tion:

In your c ountr y, whic h c r ite r ia would you

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use to de fine the infor mal se c tor ?

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On de finitions On de finitions

h i f l t i l d / l d

  • T

he infor mal se c tor inc lude s/ e xc lude s:

  • Units e xc lusive ly e ngage d in pr
  • duc tion for
  • wn final use
  • Agr

ic ultur al ac tivitie s

  • R

ur al ar e as

  • Pr
  • fe ssionals and te c hnic ians
  • Outwor

ke r s

  • Paid dome stic e mploye e s
  • Infor

mal e mployme nt c an only oc c ur in for mal se c tor e nte r pr ise s e nte r pr ise s

  • Contr

ibuting family wor ke r s ar e in infor mal e mployme nt if the y do not have r ight to vac ations I f l t t i f l l t

  • Infor

mal se c tor e ntr e pr e ne ur s ar e in for mal e mployme nt

  • It is not possible to wor

k in the infor mal se c tor and have for mal e mployme nt p y

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On de finitions On de finitions

E mploye e s in infor mal jobs must me e t whic h of the se c r ite r ia:

Ar e not c ove r e d by soc ial se c ur ity Ar e not c ove r e d by soc ial se c ur ity Ar e not e ntitle d to annual le ave , sic k le ave , mate r nity le ave Ar e at r isk of be ing dismisse d without notic e g Ar e har asse d by the boss Do not have a wr itte n c ontr ac t Have a c asual job Have a c asual job Pay inc ome taxe s Issue for r e fle c tion: Issue for r e fle c tion:

In your c ountr y, whic h c r ite r ia would you use to de fine e mploye e s with infor mal jobs?

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to de fine e mploye e s with infor mal jobs?

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On me asur e me nt me thods On me asur e me nt me thods

  • Infor

mality is be tte r me asur e d with labour for c e sur ve ys It i b tt t di t th d th i di t

  • It is be tte r

to use dir e c t me thods than indir e c t me thods

  • T

he most impor tant statistic s ar e about the numbe r

  • T

he most impor tant statistic s ar e about the numbe r

  • f wor

ke r s in the infor mal se c tor

  • Statistic s on infor

mality should be me asur e d on a S a s c s o

  • a

y s ou d be e asu e d o a r e gular basis

  • E

stablishme nt sur ve ys ar e not a good sour c e for infor mality statistic s

  • Indir

e c t me asur e s should ne ve r be use d

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On labour for c e sur ve ys On labour for c e sur ve ys

  • T
  • me asur

e infor mality with L F S ...

  • A standar

d sample de sign is good e nough

  • T

he que stionnair e de sign is ve r y impor tant

  • T

he que stionnair e de sign is ve r y impor tant

  • One simple que stion is r

e quir e d

  • T

r aining to inte r vie we r s is c r uc ial

  • Only the main job ne e ds to be c ove r

e d

  • All ac tivitie s, inc luding agr

ic ultur e , should be c ove r e d

  • Can pr
  • duc e statistic s on e mployme nt pr
  • duc tion and
  • Can pr
  • duc e statistic s on e mployme nt, pr
  • duc tion and

numbe r

  • f infor

mal units

  • T

he “two tr ac k appr

  • ac h” is whe n the r

e is mor e than one de finition of infor mal se c tor

  • r

infor mal e mployme nt in the c ountr y

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On labour for c e sur ve ys y

Issue s for r e fle c tion Did you c ar r y out a labour for c e sur ve y in your c ountr y? Did it me asur e infor mality?

Was the sample se le c te d c onside r ing de nsity of infor mal Was the sample se le c te d c onside r ing de nsity of infor mal wor ke r s? How many que stions did you use to ide ntify the infor mal se c tor ? How many que stions did you use to ide ntify infor mal e mployme nt? e mployme nt? Did you use the same que stions for e mploye e s and se lf e mploye d wor ke r s? Did th i j b l l d j b ? Did you c ove r the main job only or also se c ondar y jobs? Did you inc lude agr ic ultur al ac tivitie s? R ur al ar e as? Did you inc lude paid dome stic wor ke r s? y p

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On e stablishme nt sur ve ys On e stablishme nt sur ve ys

  • L

ist-base d e stablishme nt sur ve ys c an c ove r infor mal se c tor units E t bli h t d t ti ti

  • E

stablishme nt sur ve ys c an pr

  • duc e statistic s on:
  • E

mployme nt in the infor mal se c tor

  • Infor

mal e mployme nt Infor mal e mployme nt

  • Value adde d of the infor

mal se c tor

  • Numbe r
  • f infor

mal se c tor units

  • Whe n the obje c tive is to c ove r

all e c onomic units, for mal and infor mal, dual fr ame s should be use d An e stablishme nt sur ve y that c ove r s the infor mal

  • An e stablishme nt sur

ve y that c ove r s the infor mal se c tor is base d on a sample fr ame that c ove r s only fixe d e c onomic units fixe d e c onomic units

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On e stablishme nt sur ve ys On e stablishme nt sur ve ys

A sample fr ame that c ove r s all e c onomic units is base d on an e stablishme nt c e nsus A b d l d i l t i it An ar e a-base d sample de sign se le c ts e c onomic units dir e c tly fr

  • m the sample fr

ame T he que stionnair e is c r uc ial to c olle c ting good data T he que stionnair e is c r uc ial to c olle c ting good data

  • n infor

mal se c tor units

Many que stions ar e ne e de d on all the e le me nts ne e de d for c alc ulating the GVA Ve r y de taile d que stions ar e e sse ntial to be sur e that the data ar e valid ar e valid We should ask for infor mation on sale s and pr

  • duc tion about

a whole ye ar in or de r to be use ful for national ac c ounts W d th ti i b il f t t fill We c an se nd the que stionnair e by mail for e ntr e pr e ne ur s to fill it it by the mse lve s

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On e stablishme nt sur ve ys y

Issue s for r e fle c tion Have you c ar r ie d out an e stablishme nt sur ve y in your c ountr y?

Was the sample base d on a list base d fr ame or an ar e a Was the sample base d on a list-base d fr ame or an ar e a- fr ame ? Did it c ove r all the e c onomic units? What is the c ove r age of e c onomic units? How long was the que stionnair e ? How de taile d we r e the que stions? What was the r e fe r e nc e pe r iod? que stions? What was the r e fe r e nc e pe r iod? Did you se nd the que stionnair e s by mail or did pe r sonal inte r vie ws? H f tl th i d t? How fr e que ntly was the sur ve y c ar r ie d out? Have you c ar r ie d out an E stablishme nt Ce nsus? Was it done at the same time as the Population Ce nsus? What was the c ove r age of e c onomic units?

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Mixe d sur ve ys Mixe d sur ve ys

Mixe d sur ve ys always star t with a house hold sur ve y as the fir st phase T h l f h h ld i i d i l T he sample of house holds in mixe d sur ve ys is always se le c te d c onside r ing the de nsity of infor mal se c tor units in e ac h e nume r ation ar e a units in e ac h e nume r ation ar e a In a mixe d sur ve y, the sample unit of the fir st phase ar e house holds In a mixe d sur ve y the sample unit of the se c ond phase ar e the e c onomic units Some mixe d sur ve ys ar e the same as e stablishme nt sur ve ys

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Mixe d sur ve ys Mixe d sur ve ys

It is impor tant to c ove r the main and se c ondar y jobs in the fir st phase of a mixe d sur ve y It i ibl t d l l i i d It is possible to use dual sample s in a mixe d sur ve y

A sample of e stablishme nts for fixe d visible units A sample of house holds for house hold-base d and itine r ant A sample of house holds for house hold base d and itine r ant ac tivitie s

T he que stionnair e of mixe d sur ve ys should be de taile d d l and long T he inte r vie ws in the se c ond phase should be c ar r ie d

  • ut at the dwe lling of the e ntr

e pr e ne ur

  • ut at the dwe lling of the e ntr

e pr e ne ur T he r e fe r e nc e pe r iod should be long

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On Mixe d sur ve ys y

Issue s for r e fle c tion Have you c ar r ie d out a Mixe d sur ve y in your c ountr y?

Was it a mixe d modular sur ve y or a mixe d inde pe nde nt sur ve y? sur ve y? Did it c ove r

  • nly infor

mal se c tor units or did it c ove r mor e units than the infor mal se c tor ? Whic h? How long was the que stionnair e ? How de taile d we r e the que stions? What was the r e fe r e nc e pe r iod? Was the quality and quantity of r e sponse s affe c te d by this? q y q y p y How fr e que ntly was the sur ve y c ar r ie d out? Did you use the r e sults of this sur ve y for national ac c ounts? If h t? If no, why not?

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