- More than 80% of the population in India works in the informal sector and just about 20% in the formal sector. Nearly 50% of the people in Indonesia and Thailand for the non-agricultural labour force working in the informal sector. In the Philippines, about 63% of the people belong to this economy. In Pakistan, 68% of males and 73% of females are in the informal sector. (Source: Mehrotra, S. and Biggeri, M. Social Protection in the Informal Economy: Home-based Women Workers and Outsourced Manufacturing in Asia, UNICEF, December 2002.)
- In developing countries, nearly one-half or more of employed people belong to the informal economy: 48% in North Africa, 51% in Latin America, 65% in Asia and 72% in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Informal employment is comprises of both self-employment informal enterprises (i.e. small and/or unregistered) and wage employment informal jobs (i.e. without secure contracts, worker benefits or social protection). In all developing regions, self-employment comprises of a greater share (60-70%) of informal employment (outside of agriculture) than wage employment.
- Informal employment is a larger source of employment for women than men in Africa (84% of women workers) and Latin America (58% of women workers). In Asia, the proportion of women and men non-agricultural workers in informal employment is roughly equivalent. (Source: Chen, Martha Alter, Rethinking Informal Economy)
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CONTENTS:
1. Micro-Insurance: The Difference between Formal and Informal Economy…….2. Micro-Insurance: Characteristics of Formal and Informal Economy…….3. Micro-Insurance: Definitions of Informal Economy…….4. Micro-Insurance: Scope of Informal Economy…….5. Micro-Insurance: Some Facts about Informal Economy…….6. Micro-Insurance: Women and the Informal Economy…….7. Micro-Insurance: Implications of Informal Economy on Women…….8. Micro-Insurance: Social Protection…….9. Micro-Insurance: Social Protection is a Human Right…….10. Micro-Insurance: The Need for Social Protection…….11. Micro-Insurance: Risks…….12. Micro-Insurance: Risks in the Informal Economy…….13. Micro-Insurance: Definition…….14. Micro-Insurance: Principles of Micro-Insurance…….15. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Independent Model…….16. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Partnership Model…….17. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Provider Model…….18. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Integrated Model…….19. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Full-Service Model…….20. Micro-Insurance: Health Micro-Insurance
CONTENTS:
1. Micro-Insurance: The Difference between Formal and Informal Economy…….2. Micro-Insurance: Characteristics of Formal and Informal Economy…….3. Micro-Insurance: Definitions of Informal Economy…….4. Micro-Insurance: Scope of Informal Economy…….5. Micro-Insurance: Some Facts about Informal Economy…….6. Micro-Insurance: Women and the Informal Economy…….7. Micro-Insurance: Implications of Informal Economy on Women…….8. Micro-Insurance: Social Protection…….9. Micro-Insurance: Social Protection is a Human Right…….10. Micro-Insurance: The Need for Social Protection…….11. Micro-Insurance: Risks…….12. Micro-Insurance: Risks in the Informal Economy…….13. Micro-Insurance: Definition…….14. Micro-Insurance: Principles of Micro-Insurance…….15. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Independent Model…….16. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Partnership Model…….17. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Provider Model…….18. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Integrated Model…….19. Micro-Insurance: Types – The Full-Service Model…….20. Micro-Insurance: Health Micro-Insurance
