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January 19, 2021 The Diplomat has removed paywall restrictions on our coverage of the COVID–19 crisis. A street vendor sells fruits in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh Advertisement It is quite evident that the pandemic has exacerbated many existing negative trends. From rising income inequalities to what is now a gaping digital divide, COVID-19 has laid bare pre-existing weaknesses in governance and social protection provision in Southeast Asia, as much as globally. However, one weakness that has received far less attention than it deserves is the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the livelihoods of millions in informal employment who have become newly unemployed or underemployed. ....
Surveying the World of Informal Work: Interview with Sally Roever 13.Jan.2021 9:00 AM . 9 min read Sally Roever is the International Coordinator of Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), which is a global coalition devoted to “empowering the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy to secure their livelihoods.” Can you give us a brief overview of the world of informal work today? What are the industries, sectors, and regions where it s most prevalent? The first thing to say is that although informal work is understood in many different ways in different parts of the world, there is one international definition and conceptual framework for what it means. It’s a conceptual framework that was developed through the International Conference of Labor Statisticians that essentially means employment that s not covered by labor or social protection. There are two dimensions to it: employment in informal sector en ....