Regarding the size of the informal sector, the official statistics point to a serious decline in atypical employment from 3,6 million in 2000 to 2,1 million last year. Surely that cannot be.
This is a surprising finding which, at the very least, justifies the question Adcorp is asking about how we measure the size of the informal sector. The day that Adcorp's proposals are met with an open invitation to collaborate and work together, and not with hostility from the Statistician- General and cries of "nonsense" and "rubbish", will be a good day for us. Chairperson, I would like to ask the Minister if he agrees on this.