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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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Post
Building Collective Power September 17, 2019Interview: 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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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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