2009 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Who is protected by labour law?
Published in:
International and Comparative Labour Law
Workers in the informal economy are among the weakest and most vulnerable groups of workers. Most of them have a very low income, their jobs are unstable and their conditions of work are precarious. Very rarely are they eligible for health and social security protection. The challenges of the informal economy are manifold, but our focus here is on those posed for labour law.