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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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  • Members of Bokk Diom and local fisherfolk cleaning a beach together in Dakar. Project

    Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities through Inclusive Recycling

    The RWCC Project Waste pickers worldwide contribute significantly in preventing ocean waste pollution by recycling and reusing materials...

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  • Resource Documents

    Literature Survey: Mega-Events and the Working Poor, with a Special Reference to the 2010 FIFA World Cup

    This literature survey draws together and synthesizes research that has been done on mega events, with a particular focus on the 2010 World...

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  • Beauty Mgiqizane, Durban, South Africa Post
    Building Collective Power September 17, 2019

    Interview: How South Africa Could Become a Model for Formalizing the Informal Economy

    WIEGO’s Organization & Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, talks about the ILO’s Recommendation 204 on formalizing the...

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  • Street vendors in Accra. (Photo: J. Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage Law & Informality Insights

    Turning the Law into a Shield for Street Vendors in African Countries

    This Legal Brief compares the Civil Law and Common Law systems to explore the recourses and remedies street vendors may have to to defend...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The State of the Informal Economy

    Available as a download from HSRC Press website

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Trade unions and the challenge of the informalisation of work

    Abstract:

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges

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  • Research Reports

    Have Minimum Wages Benefited South Africa’s Domestic Service Workers?

    African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage. Forum Paper 2004.

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors

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  • Research Reports

    Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

    Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...

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