Projections of the future employment profile in Côte d'Ivoire indicate that nonagricultural self-
employment is likely to become the largest employment category by 2025. Nonagricultural …

Drawing on data from the National Income Dynamics Survey (NIDS) from 2008-2012, this
paper investigates informal-formal earnings gaps in South Africa in order to assess the …

Two trends are converging in Africa, with potentially profound effects on how Africa's
economy will grow and where it will create jobs. First, Africa's economies, spurred by high …

The large cohort of workers in the “informal economy” commonly described as lying “beyond
the protection of labour law” represent a serious challenge (though not the only one) to the …

Discusses transitions that characterize youth, particularly the overlapping transitions from
school and to work, which in Sub-Saharan African is slow, with about 50% of 18-year-olds …

Describes the opportunities and challenges facing household enterprises (HE) owners in
Africa, explores why young people often struggle to enter the sector, and asserts that …

Outlines the framework of the report which analyzes African youths' employment prospects
and experiences and examines how to create pathways leading to productive work, with a …

Illustrates that the enterprise sector improves resilience and promotes prosperity through
employment outcomes and advises that flexibility and formality are characteristics that make …

Informal employment remains a prominent issue in developing countries, accounting for
approximately 2 billion workers or 61 percent of the global workforce. It is widely assumed …