The health consequences of informal employment among female workers and their children

Informal employment is unprotected and unregistered and it is often characterized by precarious working arrangements. Although being a global phenomenon and the most common type of employment worldwide, scholarly attention to its health effects has only recently accelerated. While there is still some debate, informal employment is generally understood to be detrimental to workers’ health. However, because women are more vulnerable to informality than men, attention is required to the health consequences of female workers specifically. This systematic review examines the global evidence on the consequences of informal employment, compared to formal employment, on the health of female workers and their children.

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