The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global multidimensional crisis, one of its impacts being the crisis on the informal economy. This paper presents a review of the effects of this pandemic on the informal economy, coupled with empirical evidence based on surveys conducted in Indonesia. Data used in this study was collected by an online survey during the pandemic. Theoretically, there are two points of view about the informal economy roles during a crisis: optimistic views that see informal economy survive in a crisis and pessimistic views that see the ongoing informal economy continue to suffer losses and also informal workers as vulnerable groups during a crisis. The research also discussed the impacts of the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic on informal employments and incomes, readiness in dealing with the pandemic, and the livelihood conditions of informal workers. The crisis as a result of this pandemic provides a new experience for the informal sector in dealing with the crisis. The informal sector is not always a hero during the crisis but rather an alternative sector that offers business flexibility.

This study aims to look at the economic resilience vulnerability of slums in Palembang City. The method used is a quantitative descriptive of the results of cross tabulation using 382 respondents in each head of household spread in 64 locations of slum areas in the slum city of Palembang . Data collection techniques in this study using survey methods with area proportional random sampling. The results of this study indicate the amount of income is more thanRp. 2,000,000 which reached a percentage of 56% and found significant differences in income levels of more than Rp. 1,500,000 to Rp. 2,000,000 between migrant and non-migrant population. Results vulnerabilities economic resilience of society shows that there are 93,5 % the economic situation equally between income and expenditure so as to have a higher susceptibility to the weak economic resilience families in slum communities in Palembang.

This study aims to find out the characteristics of street vendors in Yogyakarta City before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the livelihood strategies performed by the street vendors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the relationship between street vendors characteristics and their livelihood strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors used a quantitative method with a total of 83 respondents. The results indicated age characteristics ranging from 19-68 years, the last education completed by the street vendors was dominated by senior high school or equivalent, the status in the household was dominated by the head of the household, and the number of household members was 1 to 9 people. The COVID-19 pandemic induced significant impacts on the employment situation in the household, working hours, and income. The livelihood strategies performed by the street vendors amidst the COVID-19 pandemic were survival strategy (73.49%) and consolidation strategy (26.51%). This study found that the relationship between the characteristics of street vendors and livelihood strategies varied.

This research aims to describe the phenomenon of social deviation of slum dwellers in the city of Palembang. The research method is a qualitative phenomenological method for 64 informants living in slums and five key informants who came from the related field. The data analysis technique is done through three stages, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The research results show the number of juvenile delinquency, including drugs, breathing hard glue and losing consciousness, getting drunk, fighting, and so on. Adults mostly do thuggery. Factors that trigger thuggery include difficulties in getting a job, low education, and poverty. Environmental events also occur in the slum community.