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Abderrahmane Benouaret: Towards Regulating Freelance Work and the Informal
Economy in Algeria: Will the Self-Employed Contractor Law Suffice?

− Seek new incentives in the self-employed contractor law for official
employees who wish to pursue self-employment in a formal framework, as
social security coverage does not incentivize them since they already benefit
from such coverage through their primary job.

− Provide a tax exemption period for a specified duration, which could be three
years from the date of enrollment, for freelancers and self-employed workers
who join the self-employed contractor law.

− Regularly update the list of activities eligible for benefiting from the self-
employed contractor law to allow more freelancers to join under the law's
umbrella.

Finally, these points and other aspects not covered by this study remain fertile ground
for research aimed at improving the self-employed contractor law in Algeria, in line
with the demands of the modern labor market, especially since the results of this law
have not yet been evaluated.

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