Informal traders frequently face corruption and harassment, significantly impeding their ability to conduct business legally. For instance, traders moving goods across borders often encounter multiple ...

The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is deeply concerned about the welfare of Nigeria’s informal sector operators, who ...

The International Labour Organisation’s Employment and Social Trends 2026 report paints a stark picture of the conditions facing most of the world’s workers. More than 2.1 billion of the world’s 3.6 ...

Small eateries, grocery stores, and market stalls are creating jobs for tens of millions of people; therefore, policies need to be designed to align with the daily rhythm of small-scale trade.

South Africa continues to grapple with a crippling unemployment crisis resulting in the highest income inequality in the world, evidenced by a 2023 Gini coefficient of 0.63. Unlike comparable emerging ...

There is a dentist in Mitchell County, North Carolina who often gets paid in art. Artists who don't have health insurance will offer something like a painting or a sculpture in exchange for dental ...

Ghana's tax system has been criticized for perpetuating gender inequality, particularly affecting women in the informal ...

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) said it is working to include workers from the informal sector of the Nigerian economy in the Employees Compensation Scheme. Managing Director of the ...

The LPG shortage for commercial use is rippling through India’s food economy, posing a threat to incomes and jobs for informal workers ...

Kenya’s ride-hailing sector has become a critical lifeline for urban workers, with more than half of drivers on platforms like Bolt and Uber depending on it as their primary source of income, a new ...