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

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  • Research Reports

    Report on the Liberia Labour Force Survey 2010

    From the ILO website: In 2010, the ILO supported Liberia in conducting a national Labour Force Survey. The survey report has recently been...

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  • Journal Articles

    Eking out a living: the livelihood implications of urban space regulation on street hawking in Accra, Ghana

    Abstract: Street hawking as a source of livelihood across the developing world has often raised a lot of concerns regarding hygiene, slum,...

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  • Research Reports

    Better OHS for Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

    This is a summary of a case study by Tony Dzidzinyo Dogbe and Suki Annan.

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Reclaiming Livelihoods: The Role of Reclaimers in Municipal Waste Management Systems

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  • Research Reports

    Rethinking Street Traders as a Promising Agent of Re-Empowering Labour Movement in Contemporary South Africa

    Conference paper highlighting the WCCA Campaign in South Africa. 7th Global Labour University Conference, ‘The Politics of Labour and Development’,28-30...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey

    This briefing note discusses how the changes introduced in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) will affect

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  • Research Reports

    The Viability of Informal Micro-enterprise in South Africa

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  • Journal Articles

    Low-waged and Informal Employment in South Africa

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  • Worker Story

    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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  • Research Reports

    Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores

     

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