GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT: Employment Flashcards
1
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Formal Employment
A
Jobs with regular hours, a weekly set wage, pay taxes and have reasonable working conditions
2
Q
Informal Employment
A
Jobs that do not involve payment of taxes, often unskilled and labour intensive, require little money and offer no protection to the worker
3
Q
Remittance
A
Money sent to family/friends/ saving account in foreign countries by the immigrant workforce
4
Q
Groups at risk due to informal employment
A
- Children
- Older people
- People with disabilities
- Women
5
Q
Why are children at risk due to informal employment?
A
- May go to work rather than school
- Time at school, could be spent making money
- No nuclear family socialisation - being socialised into the workforce (functionalism)
6
Q
Why are Older People at risk due to informal employment?
A
- Retirement belongs to the formal sector
- State pensions are unlikely
7
Q
Why are People with Disabilities at risk due to informal unemployment ?
A
- No state support, people rely on community and family
- May generate income by begging
8
Q
Why are Women at risk due to informal employment?
A
- Some cultures do not accept women working outside the home
- Often rely on their husband
- Can be hard to find money without a male
