Informal Jobs

Pilirani Semu-Banda writes about the critical role of informal jobs:

Economic analyst Mavuto Bamusi speaks highly of the effective role informal cross-border traders are playing in the Malawian economy. He says this type of trade offers economic opportunities to women and youth in the country who would otherwise not be employed. ‘‘The concern is that they usually face all kinds of social and economic injustices, such as harassment by public authorities, especially the tax department. They undergo unnecessary checks which are unregulated and they are forced to pay exorbitant taxes,’’