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Most Beninese people must cope with the constant insecurity of informal employment

More and better jobs are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – especially for women and young people

A lot must still happen to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of decent work

Unlike young Europeans in past centuries, young Africans today are denied opportunities overseas

Informal employment dominates in Africa – well-paying jobs with social-protection benefits are the exception

Workers in India’s informal sector use rather simple technology, so productivity is low

India’s informal sector is the backbone of the economy

Ghanaians are encouraged to wear traditional clothes each Friday

In Malawi, villagers set up their own saving funds