Informal Sector in South Asia: A Case Study of Bangladesh

Tahmidul Islam

Informal Sector in South Asia: A Case Study of Bangladesh

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Informal sector becomes the influential economic activities in Bangladesh in considering the contribution to the GDP and labor market over decades. Research show that 87.71% of the workers in Bangladesh are under informal employment. The highest concentration of informal workers is found in the rural areas (92%). Workers engaged in informal employment are mostly in agriculture; hunting and forestry; wholesale and retail trade; manufacturing; and transport, storage, and communications sectors. Women (91.3%) are most likely to be engaged in informal employment than men (86.6%); and women are generally unpaid family workers and in the private household sector. Workers under form alemployment are paid better than those under informal arrangements. For each sector, wage differentials between I.

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Tahmidul Islam. 2017. "Informal Sector in South Asia: A Case Study of Bangladesh". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - E: Economics GJHSS-E Volume 17 (GJHSS Volume 17 Issue E3).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Submission ReceivedDecember 9, 2016
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Published January 15, 2017

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Country: Bangladesh

Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science

Authors: Tahmidul Islam (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

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