INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR INSECURITY AMONG YOUTH AND WOMEN IN CENTRAL ASIA: COMPARATIVE INSIGHTS FROM UZBEKISTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN
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This study examines the growing prevalence of informal employment among youth and women in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, highlighting the socio-economic impacts of labour precarity in the post-COVID era. Drawing on qualitative interviews and regional labour data, the research identifies structural causes of informality and its gendered and generational dimensions. It also explores policy-oriented solutions, building on successful practices adapted from the Eastern European and Central Asian context under the PRELAB framework. The goal is to offer scalable approaches for transitioning vulnerable populations into formal employment systems.
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