Informal employment, otherwise known as work without a contract, legal protection, or social security, remains prevalent worldwide. According to 2023 estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), 58% of the global workforce is engaged in informal employment. After excluding agricultural workers, the figure drops to 50%. In Europe and Central Asia, informal employment accounted for 1 in 5 workers until recently. Although the rate of such employment is lower in EU countries compared with other regions, a considerable number of workers across Europe still participate in the casual or …