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Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot

By , on January 01, 2020

This brief details recent data on informal workers in Greater Accra, urban Ghana and Ghana overall, and looks at the data:

  • by sex
  • by occupational groups (domestic workers, home-based workers, market traders, street vendors and waste pickers)
  • by status of employment
  • by educational levels
  • by age

It also looks at hours of work and workplace injuries.

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Baah-Boateng, William, and Vanek, Joann. Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21, , . WIEGO, 2020. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N21_0.pdfBaah-Boateng, W., and Vanek, J. (2020). Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N21_0.pdfBaah-Boateng, William, and Vanek, Joann. "Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21, WIEGO, 2020, .Baah-Boateng William, and Vanek Joann. "Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21 (2020). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N21_0.pdfBaah-Boateng, W, and Vanek, J 2020, 'Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot', WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N21_0.pdfWilliam Baah-Boateng, and Joann Vanek, 'Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot' (2020) WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21 Baah-Boateng W., and Vanek J. Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21. 2020. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N21_0.pdfBaah-Boateng, William, and Vanek, Joann. Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21. 2020. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N21_0.pdf

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