Workers in Informal Employment in Brazil: A Statistical Snapshot of 2019 and 2020

By WIEGO on February 06, 2023

This snapshot examines data on informal employment in Brazil nationally in 2019 and 2020, showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informally employed. The data in this document summarizes and derives from Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile by Mathilde Bouvier, Joann Vanek and François Roubaud. 2022. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 33. Available here.

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