Department

Public Policy Hub

Description or Abstract

This paper, first, examines the concept and the environment of the ‘informal sector’ and the formal regulatory environment of Egypt, and statistics. Second, it highlights the causes of the expansion of the informal sector in Egypt regarding women’s participation and their status in the sector, which are both tackled in regard to the workplace, wages, working hours and labor rights, such as social insurance. It then concludes with suggesting suitable regulatory policy to formalize the informal economy in Egypt and encourage female workers, as well as employers, to work formally.

Keywords

women, Eygpt, business, public policy

Credits/Acknowledgments

The Public Policy Hub was estabished in 2017 by Laila El Baradei (PI), Shahjahan Bhuiyan (Co-PI), and Mohamed Kadry (Program Manager)

Faculty Advisor

Barsoum, Ghada

Content Type

Article

Extent

28 p.

Language

eng

Publisher

The Public Policy HUB, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, AUC

Publisher Location

Cairo

Policy Brief 3_En.pdf (912 kB)
Policy Brief 3: Women in the Informal Sector (English)

Policy Brief 3_Ar.pdf (1230 kB)
موجز سياسات 3: المرأة في القطاع غير الرسمي

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