====== Liberia ======

**Region:** Western Africa  
**Regional Economic Communities (REC):** ECOWAS  

→ [[https://iiag.online/locations/lr.html|View IIAG Country Statistics]]

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^ Indicator ^ Data ^
| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 49.1 / 100 · Rank: 26th / 54 |

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===== PART 1 – HIGH-LEVEL COUNTRY MAPPING =====

==== Institutions and Stakeholder Database ====
(To be linked)

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==== REC Membership ====

  * ECOWAS

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==== Population size and size of the informal economy ====

Liberia’s informal economy is estimated at approximately **42.7% of GDP**, with a significant proportion of employment concentrated in:

  * Small-scale trading  
  * Agriculture  
  * Informal services  

This reflects structural features common to **post-conflict and low-income economies**, including:

  * Limited formal job creation  
  * Weak industrial base  
  * Limited social protection coverage  

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==== Nature of the legal system and ILO status ====

Liberia operates a **mixed legal system**, combining:

  * Common law (American-influenced)  
  * Statutory law  
  * Customary law  

Liberia has been a member of the **International Labour Organization (ILO) since 1919** and participates in the **Decent Work Agenda**, focusing on:

  * Employment creation  
  * Labour rights  
  * Social protection  
  * Institutional strengthening  

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==== Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection ====

Workers’ rights in Liberia are governed through:

  * The Labour Law of Liberia  
  * Constitutional protections  
  * International labour standards  

These frameworks provide for:

  * Regulation of employment relationships  
  * Occupational health and safety  
  * Basic labour rights protections  

However:

  * Informal workers remain largely outside formal protections  
  * Enforcement capacity is limited  
  * Social protection systems remain underdeveloped  

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==== Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers in the informal economy ====

Liberia’s approach to informal economy regulation is characterised by:

  * General labour law frameworks  
  * Policy-level interventions  
  * Limited sector-specific regulation  

Challenges include:

  * Weak enforcement institutions  
  * Limited coverage of informal workers  
  * High reliance on informal livelihoods  

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===== PART 2 – SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION =====

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==== Domestic Work Sector ====

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==== Street Vendor ====

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==== Waste Reclaiming ====

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==== Home working ====

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==== Gig Work and the Platform Economy ====

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==== Farm Work ====

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==== The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining ====

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==== Taxi and Transport Sector (Gig-work/platform economy overlap) ====

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==== Cross-Border Informal Trade ====

Liberia’s participation in **ECOWAS** facilitates:

  * Regional mobility  
  * Informal cross-border trading networks  

However:

  * Trade remains largely informal  
  * Regulatory oversight is limited  
  * Informal trade is critical for livelihoods  

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===== Sources / Links =====

  * IIAG – Liberia: https://iiag.online/locations/lr.html  
  * Labour Law of Liberia  
  * ILO Country Profile – Liberia (to be linked)