INTERPRETING THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN TIMES OF COVID-19 IN THE MUNICIPAL MARKET OF MASSINGA IN MOZAMBIQUE THROUGH THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRADE AND CONSUMPTION
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https://doi.org/10.36026/rpgeo.v11i3.8253Keywords:
Informal commerce, Covid-19, traders and markeAbstract
The research falls within the geography of commerce and consumption, which can be formal or informal. The informal sector in Mozambique occupies 75% of the population, contributing to the reduction of unemployment, hunger and poverty through the generation of family income. In the municipality of Massinga, the police have been monitoring, persecuting and taking merchandise from informal traders, sometimes beating them with the justification that they do not pay taxes and make municipal spaces dirty. This research aimed to understand the impacts of informal commerce in times of Covid-19 in the Massinga Municipal Market. A qualitative study was carried out based on bibliographic review, interviews and field observations. The research results indicate that informal commerce was devastated by Presidential Decree 11/2020 of March 30, which established a State of Emergency that limited the number of people per geographic location, forced people to wear masks, and constantly sanitize their hands and utensils. , as well as establishing a mandatory time for the end of commercial activities at 5:30 pm. Taking into account the nature of formal commerce, these measures forced informal traders in the municipality of Massinga to accept selling at a fixed stall/stall assigned by the municipal authorities and others preferred to carry out remote commerce. Diametrically, some traders preferred to maintain their informal stance, sometimes going as far as non-compliance with prevention regulations, putting their lives and those of others at risk of contamination from the Covid 19 pandemic.
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