Africa

Nothing about us without us: A case study of the dynamics of the informal workplace in Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre

This research paper is part of the Development and Labour Monograph Series.

Technology at the base of the pyramid: insights from Ahmedabad (India), Durban (South Africa) and Lima (Peru)

Final report for the Technology and the Future of Work Project undertaken by Practical Action and WIEGO with support from the Rockefeller...

Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre o cuidado das crianças e trabalhadoras informais de 6 organizações de base (OBs) de trabalhadoras/es pobres

Esta publicação é um resumo de “Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem”: Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre...

Informal Workers in Urban South Africa: A Statistical Snapshot

This brief offers details of the urban informal workers in South Africa’s metros, with a further focus on three cities.

The Informal Sector in Jinja, Uganda: Implications of Formalization and Regulation

Organizing informal workers in the urban economy: The case of the construction industry in Dar es Salaam

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The Informal Sector in Ghana Under Siege

Contaminated Identities: Mercury and marginalisation in Ghana’s artisanal mining sectorGeoforum

Santé et sécurité au travail pour les traiteurs indigènes d’Accra (Ghana)

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Crisis, Informalization, and the Urban Informal Sector in Sub-saharan AfricaDevelopment and Change

Abstract: Neo-liberal theories of informality have emphasized the potential of the informal sector for independent employment creation and...