Population Reports' Q&As

Meeting the Urban Challenge

The Urban Poor

What types of jobs are in the informal sector?

Within the informal sector the urban poor work in a variety of jobs-for example, as street vendors and petty traders; as taxi drivers and in other small transport; in personal services such as shoe shining; in security services such as night watchmen or car parking attendants; in janitorial services; and also begging and commercial sex (14, 28, 37, 101).

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