Bangladesh

Name of the informal group please write here a brief summary paragraph.

Main content, don't forget to always put the name in italic by using: italic

Description

What is the name of the informal worker in local language?

How does this translate, and who does it refer to?​

How do you recognise members of this group? Do they have any specific traits?

Other questions to address could be: Can this worker be described through a persona? What are their perceptions and motivations? Typically associated with a gender? Age group? Is this a full time or part time occupation? They work in collectives or individually? Is this a growing group?​ What are their struggles? What does their daily life look like? What are their needs?

Perceptions and Motivation

Intrinsic perceptions and motivations

How does this group perceive itself (or the individuals within)?

What motivates members of this group?

Extrinsic perceptions and motivations

How this group perceived by others (including yourself)?

Other questions to be addressed could be: Is there a cultural or historic reference in the name? Does the name have a positive or negative connotation?​ Are individuals in this group generally driven by survival or a business model?​ Are there positive aspects associated with this group? For example, flexibility, freedom, agility, or self organization How do members of this group perceive more formal employment? What are the main deterrents of formalizing?​ Does this group have any specific needs?​

System

What is the role of the informal worker in the broader informal ecosystem?

Who do they interact with. What kind of relationships do they need? 

What "problem or need" are they solving?

Other additional questions to be addressed could be:

What service or product is this group providing?​ What is that they need to deliver their service or product?​ Conditions, tools, skills to make a living​ Do they own their work tools? Their work?​ What sector does this group usually represent?​ Aproximately, how many people are represented by this group?" "how are they represented in the economy​? How has this sector been affected by public policy?​

Can you include a picture or a depiction?

References

Insert here any external references

In Bangladesh, Informal employment helps in generating a reasonable source of income for the most vulnerable populations, engaging people in more than one source of income.

Since informal enterprises tend to dominate the economies of Bangladesh, people entering the labor market often find jobs more easily in the informal sector. In Bangladesh, 99.8% of industrial units are either micro, small or medium-sized enterprises, employ 80% of the labor force and contribute 30% of GDP (BBS Economic Census 2013) (Ahmed, M. (2017) Selected Readings on the Strategies for Inclusive development in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Academic Press and Publishers Library).

In Bangladesh, the informal business workers do not need to go through the difficult and costly processes of registration of their companies/firms/enterprises (CPD 2018, Bangladesh).