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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

    The Investment Climate for the Informal Economy: A Case of Durban, South Africa

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

    A summary based on the report by Koni Benson & Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research & Information Group (ILRIG)

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  • Journal Articles

    The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry

    Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Chapter 5 – Tackling Urban Management Issues: A Cooperative Effort

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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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  • Research Reports

    A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

    This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    The nature of the South African informal sector as reflected in the quarterly labour-force survey, 2008-2014

    Abstract of this REDI working paper: This paper presents an analysis of the nature of, and recent trends in, the South African informal sector...

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  • Journal Articles

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

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