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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report estimating that 1.8 billion individuals (more than half of the world's workers) are employed in ?informal? jobs with low pay, no protections or benefits, and no formal labor agreement. Women are particularly affected, representing a larger proportion of the world's worst-paid workers. The recession has generated more concern at the OECD that the number of people in this category will increase. As a result, the report encourages countries to find ways to aid informal workers unconventionally, rather than creating more difficulty through regulations.