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Louise Fox and Landry Signe discuss COVID-19's threat to informal employment and earnings in and what governments should consider in their response. 
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Custom tailors working in the informal sector in Nairobi, Kenya, mainly acquire technical skills through undertaking traditional apprenticeships (TAs). However, most of these tailors are semi-skilled, produce low-quality products and are often poorer than their formally trained counterparts. This qualitative case study explores the aspects of technical skills and knowledge which tailoring apprentices develop, and the factors which influence these outcomes.
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Canadian Vocational Association / Association canadienne de la formation professionnelle's insight:
African countries are dependent on their informal sector and have much of their output and employment figures emanating from this sector. This paper adopted Malawi as a case study in human resource development for poverty reduction with an aim of getting a best plausible strategy in reducing poverty in Africa. Using the data set of informal sector programs in Malawi, the study recommended a family enrichment model as the best in getting these women out of poverty which will overall translate to getting Africa out of poverty.
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Ahmadou Aly Mbaye argues that the appropriate policy response is to nurture Africa’s large number of informal micro- and nano-enterprises, which predominate the labor market, in such way that they can grow and generate better jobs.
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The labor force in Liberia is quite young. Youth aged 15 to 34 constitute over a third of the population in Liberia and are somewhat concentrated in urban areas. These youth represent both a demographic dividend and a concern. The educational attainment of Liberian youth is steadily improving but remains low on average.Youth recognize that their lack of skills and experience are impediments to employment.The objective of this report is to assess youth skills development in Liberia.Given the composition of Liberia’s economy and the concentration of the labor force outside formal employment, this report has a particular focus on skill development in vocational trades and the informal sector.
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