"How coronavirus threatens North Africa's informal workers," 15 Apr 2020

As North Africa faces both the health and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic... informal workers and businesses are disproportionately at risk...

Without institutionalised sick pay or unemployment insurance, getting sick for just a short amount of time can represent an existential threat to their livelihoods...

In designing economic relief packages, governments across North Africa have recognised that the informal economy is in need of support, and have advanced some targeted measures...

Meaningful reforms for North Africa’s informal economies will require long-term policy engagements. They will require platforms for dialogue and interaction between clusters within the informal sector and state authorities.