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WorksheetsInformal City
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the "informal economy"?
Activities and income outside government regulation
Illegal economic activities
Vendors who do not pay for renting economic spaces in the city
An economy that relies on government subsidies
Which one is an example of an informal sector worker?
A civil servant
A lawyer in a law firm
A street vendor
A school teacher
Which one is not an example of an informal sector worker in Singapore?
Hawkers
Real estate agents
Taxi drivers
Construction workers
What is usually the problem of the informal economy?
Flexibility
Buying power
Decent work deficit
Location
What is usually the strength of the informal economy?
Flexibility
Buying power
Decent work deficit
Location
What are some common driving factors that led migrants to live in informal housing?
Affordability
Connections with hometowns
To cover illegal activities
They are unhygienic
Among the choices below, which one is not a consequence of migration into the city?
Increasing diversity
Potential social inclusion/exclusion issues
Increasing urban birth rate
New risks and vulnerabilities
To guarantee decent work, informal economy has to be formalised at all costs.
True
False
