Eliminating discrimination against women in economic and social life with a focus on economic crisis 2014, para. 50
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Women in the informal economy have, furthermore, been deeply affected by economic crisis. There is an "added worker" effect, whereby women enter the labour force to provide additional income security to the household, often forcing them into precarious work, migrant labour overseas or exposing them to trafficking. According to Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing, nearly 40 per cent of street vendors interviewed in developing countries in 2009 had experienced an overall deterioration of employment and income levels, and 84 per cent of own-account home-based workers reported reduced monthly incomes.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Women
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/39, para. 50.