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The contribution of informal laborers is immense.

Informal labor is expanding globally, most significantly in developing countries.

According to a study done by Jacques Charmes, in the year 2000 informal labor made up 57 % of non-agricultural employment, 40 % of urban employment, and 83 % of the new jobs in Latin America.

That same year, informal labor made up 78 % of non-agricultural employment, 61 % of urban employment, and 93 % of the new jobs in Africa.

Particularly after an economic crisis, laborers tend to shift from the formal sector to the informal sector.

This trend was seen after the Asian economic crisis which began in 1997 .< ref name =" worldbank1 "> Chen, Martha Alter.

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