The Relationship between Informal Employment and Social Security in Nepal

Abstract

Informal employment are the major sources for improving the livelihoods of the poor. The main objective of the study is to assess the determinants of informal employment, and to show the relationship between informal unemployment and social security, using secondary data. Empirical studies examined the factors of informal employment but not show the relationship between informal
employment and social security. For empirical analysis. This study used the logit regression model to ascertain the factors of informal employment and to establish the relationship between informal employment and social security. The findings result showed that the major characteristics like age, male, ever-married, household head, education, training, house ownership, land ownership, social
security, communication, computer and childcare are determining factors of informal employment and positive relationship between informal employment and social security. This study recommended that the government or stakeholders need to be considered these factors while formulating social security policies.