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In these stories, workers allow you a look into their day-to-day lives: their contributions and accomplishments, the people and forces shaping their work and livelihoods, and the importance of their organizations as they fight for improved working conditions.
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Coura Ndiaye – a waste picker leader in Dakar, Senegal
Coura Ndiaye – or “Mother Coura” as people call her out of respect for her age and the number of years she has worked as a waste picker –...
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Rukaya Bawule, a kayayei leader in Accra, Ghana
Rukaya Bawule is 26 years old and a leader of the kayayei, or headporters, in Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. Through her organization,...
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Romilla Chetty, the first woman in her family to run the vendor business in South Africa
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Gaining Ground: The Cooperative Life of a Smallholder in Uganda
With lives and livelihoods governed by so many forces beyond their control, women coffee producers like Jenipher Wettaka know it takes more...
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Domestic Workers: Organizing the Patience Industry
Camarada Albertina Mundlovo is a domestic worker in Maputo, Mozambique. An Indian Ocean port city, Maputo is Mozambique’s largest economic...
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Organizando a Indústria da Paciência: Perfil de uma Trabalhadora Doméstica em Maputo, Moçambique
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Location, Location, Location: The Life of a Refugee Street Barber in Durban, South Africa
Choma Choma Nalushaka made an arduous journey from war-torn Congo to South Africa—then waited years for his family to join him. He has established...
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Organizing for Success and Service in Accra
Naana Adede, Accra, Ghana(2012) There is no running water at the Temas Station market in Accra, Ghana, but heavy rain has left dark puddles,...
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