Theme: Public and Workplace Services

Social Protection and Inclusion: Experiences and Policy Issues

Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

The association between work and health has not been well explored in the context of economically developing countries, largely due to inadequate...

Extending Occupational Health and Safety to Urban Street Vendors: Reflections From a Project in Durban, South Africa

Abstract: This article focuses on an action-research project which is attempting to extend occupational health and safety to a group of street...

Better OHS for Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

This is a summary of a case study by Tony Dzidzinyo Dogbe and Suki Annan.

Pesticide Health and Safety Challenges Facing Informal Sector Workers: A Case of Small-scale Agricultural Workers in Tanzania

Abstract: The Tanzania informal sector is growing fast, with precarious working conditions and particular hazards for women and children...

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Swept Under the Rug: Abuses Against Domestic Workers Throughout the World

Good Practices in Safety, Health, and Working Conditions: Home workers, farmers, construction workers in Cambodia, Mongolia and Thailand

Poor health kills small businesses: Illness and microenterprise in South Africa

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Chemicals Management and Occupational Health in Tanzania. Challenges and Strategies for Improvement