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Understanding Urban Informality in Iraq: Findings from the Informal Sector Enterprise Survey

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dc.contributor.authorMoosa, Dalal
dc.contributor.authorAbdel Ahad, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Vanessa
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-24T19:40:36Z
dc.date.available2023-07-24T19:40:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-24
dc.description.abstractIn Iraq, like many countries around the world, the informal sector is a major contributor to employment and business activity. The Iraq Labor Force Survey (LFS) of 2021 estimated that more than half of the workers in the country do not contribute to social insurance, consequently informal. Recent surveys conducted by the Central Statistics Organization (CSO) and the Kurdistan Region Statistics Office (KRSO) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) found that 80 percent and 60 percent of businesses, respectively, are not registered with any public entity, consequently informal. Recognizing the prevalence of this sector and its role in people’s earning and consumption, this report extends the knowledge about Iraq’s urban informality through a new survey. The Informal Sector Enterprise Survey (ISES) was led by the World Bank, with the objective of further illuminating the characteristics of urban informal businesses and their workers. It was conducted in four key cities: Baghdad, Basrah, Najaf and Sulaymaniyah. It is complemented by two other World Bank surveys fielded around the same time: the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) and the Micro-enterprise survey of 2022, both of which focus on formal businesses. The next sections are organized as follows. Section II explains the data collection process and final sample. Section III highlights the key findings. Section IV proposes some key policy and program priorities to improve the lives of the people who work in the sector and the performance of the businesses. Section VII concludes with a few remarks on the potential for future research on Iraq’s informality.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099071223153030174/P1716390bd039e07d0996e09fadf7d2b515
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40069
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40069
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectURBAN INFORMALITY
dc.subjectWOMEN OWNERS
dc.subjectINFORMAL OWNERS
dc.subjectINFORMAL WORKERS
dc.subjectLAWS AND REGULATIONS
dc.subjectMENA
dc.titleUnderstanding Urban Informality in Iraqen
dc.title.subtitleFindings from the Informal Sector Enterprise Surveyen
dc.typeReport
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okr.crossref.titleUnderstanding Urban Informality in Iraq: Findings from the Informal Sector Enterprise Survey
okr.date.disclosure2023-07-24
okr.date.lastmodified2023-07-13T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099071223153030174/P1716390bd039e07d0996e09fadf7d2b515
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okr.identifier.docmidP171639-bd039e00-1143-4b7d-996e-9fadf7d2b515
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40069
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/40069
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okr.identifier.report183008
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099071223153030174/pdf/P1716390bd039e07d0996e09fadf7d2b515.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryIraq
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeSocial Safety Nets,Job Creation,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Skills Development,Youth Employment,Social Protection,Social Development and Protection,Private Sector Development,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Public Sector Management,Jobs,Data production, accessibility and use,Social protection delivery systems
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Work & Working Conditions
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Law
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor MNA (HMNSP)
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