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Informal workers work- often incredibly long hours under harsh conditions and for little pay. A large informal sector can improve a country's overall economy by boosting innovation, production, and income levels- but only for the short term. Leaving these workers on the periphery means that as much as two-thirds of the world's working population remains undeveloped and that we lose a potentially thriving addition to the mainstream economy. A sustainable global economy requires the integration of all workers.

With four decades of both success and failure in integrating informal workers into mainstream markets, we have the knowledge to implement real and lasting change.