From: Transitions between informal and formal employment: results from a worker survey in Bangladesh
(a) Among government employees, private employees and casual workers | |||
Main reason for separation | Government employees | Private employees | Casual workers |
Terminated | 0.0% | 5.9% | 12.3% |
Firm closed | 6.3% | 7.5% | 2.0% |
Job completed | 17.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
Found preferred job | 33.8% | 39.1% | 22.1% |
Decided to start my own business | 6.3% | 20.1% | 16.8% |
Decided to work for family business | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
Retired | 12.5% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
Still work at this job, but it is no longer the main activity | 0.0% | 0.8% | 8.6% |
Other (specify) | 23.7% | 19.1% | 28.4% |
Do not know | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.5% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
(b) Among self-employed and family workers | |||
Main reason for separation | Self-employed (w/o employees or w/ family employees) | Self-employed (w/ non-family employees) | Family worker |
The firm did not make enough profit | 41.0% | 56.8% | 7.9% |
Found preferred job | 11.6% | 2.2% | 7.9% |
Decided to start another business | 20.0% | 9.6% | 28.4% |
Decided to work for another family business | 1.8% | 0% | 5.7% |
Retired | 1.3% | 0% | 0% |
Still work in this business but it is no longer the main activity | 9.0% | 10.9% | 13.6% |
Other | 12.5% | 20.5% | 19.3% |
Refused | 2.8% | 0% | 17.1% |
Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |