Informal Employment in Malaysia: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Reform (English)

This report aims to narrow the knowledge gap on informal employment in Malaysia, with the ultimate objective of suggesting policy recommendations to strengthen the protection and productivity of informally employed workers. Using a working definition of informal employment based on coverage by a pension, retirement savings, or employment injury insurance (see Section 2.6), this study analyzes the scale and trend of informal employment, the correlates...

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Author

Ghorpade,Yashodhan;

Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti;

Binti Jasmin,Alyssa Farha;

Cheng,Natalie Fang Ling;

Yi,Soonhwa;
Document Date
2024/02/22
Document Type
Report
Report Number
187866
Volume No
1
Country
Malaysia,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2024/02/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Informal Employment in Malaysia: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Reform

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

MY-Malaysia Supporting Inclusive Growth by Strengthening Human Capital -- P181093

Major Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

FY17 - Education

FY17 - Health

Theme

FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Health Service Delivery,FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management,FY17 - Access to Education,FY17 - Social Insurance and Pensions,FY17 - Health Finance,FY17 - Mitigation,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Skills Development,FY17 - Education,FY17 - Health Systems and Policies,FY17 - Non-communicable diseases,FY17 - Disease Control,FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs,FY17 - Social Safety Nets,FY17 - Labor Market Institutions,FY17 - Teachers,FY17 - Inclusive Growth

Sector

FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Public Administration - Health,FY17 - Public Administration - Education

TF No/Name

TF0C3000-Supervision, Analysis and Dissemination of the Survey of Refugees and H

Topics

Informal Employment,Employment,Social Insurance,Social Protection and Labor,Categories of Workers,

Unit Owning

Social Protection & Labor EAP (HEASP)

Version Type

Final

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/41124

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

Citation

Ghorpade,Yashodhan; Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti; Binti Jasmin,Alyssa Farha; Cheng,Natalie Fang Ling; Yi,Soonhwa.

Informal Employment in Malaysia: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Reform (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099022124104015011

Informal Employment in Malaysia: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Reform (English)

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