Informality is found in both the traditional informal economy and – increasingly – through the growth of informality in the formal sector. Aya Matsuura, Chief Technical Advisor of Way out of Informality project, talks of the varied challenges for workers in the informal economy who despite contributing to local economies often go unrecognized and excluded from labour laws. On top of this, they also don’t enjoy the ‘worker’ status and tend to face discriminatory practices and poor employment conditions.

Meet the Expert video interview series introduces the various experts and specialists working at the ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India. Know more about ILO's work on informality.