Informal Employment in Bangladesh
This study analyzes informal employment in Bangladesh by utilizing the most recent Labor Force Survey that was conducted in 2005. Results show that 87.71% of the workers in Bangladesh are under informal employment.
This paper is part of a three-country study series on approaches for measuring informal employment using an existing labor force survey that was not specifically designed for this purpose. Results from the 2005 Bangladesh Labor Force Survey show that 87.71% of the employed in Bangladesh are engaged in informal employment, and that wage differentials between the formal and informal workers are significant in all industry sectors. Workers engaged in informal employment are mostly in agriculture; hunting and forestry; wholesale and retail trade; manufacturing; and transport, storage, and communications sectors. Women are most likely to be engaged in informal employment than men.
Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Analytical Framework
- Methodology
- Informal Employment Profile
- Comparative Analysis
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendixes
- References
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