Global Journal of Human Social Science, E: Economics, Volume 23 Issue 2

© 2023. Pedro Bráz Paca, Pedro Sousa de Andrade, Higino Albertino Brandão Cumena Lombe, Franklim L. Bivingo, Alberto Nhimi, Manuel K. Alberto, Digmath Filipe L. Quissengua & Aurélio Simões Salunbongo. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: E Economics Volume 23 Issue 2 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X A Economia Informal Como Alternativa de Emprego para as Famílias Angolanas. O Caso Dos Mercados Informais do Bairro das Cacilhas, Município do Huambo e Bairro Paz em Menongue By Pedro Bráz Paca, Pedro Sousa de Andrade, Higino Albertino Brandão Cumena Lombe, Franklim L. Bivingo, Alberto Nhimi, Manuel K. Alberto, Digmath Filipe L. Quissengua & Aurélio Simões Salunbongo Universidade Cuito Cuanavale Abstract- This work aimed to analyze the role of the informal economy as an alternative employment for families in the Municipality of Huambo, specifically for city dwellers who carry out various activities in the informal market of the Cacilhas neighborhood. Based on the bibliographical research, it was possible to present several theoretical approaches related to the subject under study, from history, concepts, causes, characteristics, concepts, causes, characteristics, the importance of this sector as a guarantee of employment and family sustainability, its structure as well as its main socio-economic implications, culminating with the presentation of the sectoral contribution of the informal economy as employability in the Angolan economy. Through the field research carried out at the reference site of this work, based on the distribution of questionnaires to a sample of 113 respondents, it was possible to obtain the pre- established results that highlight the main aspects of a socioeconomic order directly linked to the theme in study. Keywords: informal economy; source of income; informal work; family sustainability. GJHSS-E Classification: DDC Code: 330 LCC Code: HD2346.K4 AEconomiaInformalComoAlternativadeEmpregoparaasFamliasAngolanasOCasoDosMercadosInformaisdoBairrodasCacilhas,MunicpiodoHuamboeBairroPazem Menongue Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: