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

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    Mediating from the margins: The role of intermediaries in facilitating participation in markets by poor producersSouth African Journal of Labour Relations

    Abstract: This article argues that the preponderance of market intermediaries is driven by two imprimaturs. The first relates to the global...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    South Africa: Transition Under Pressure

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    Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers

    This article by Francie Lund, who led WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme from 2000-2016, is chapter 21 (page 465-79) of the volume. ...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair Trade

    This book details the findings of the multicountry action research project Women Organizing for Fair Trade, funded by the Dutch Ministry...

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  • Journal Articles

    The multiple sites of urban governance: Insights from an African city

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    Chemicals Management and Occupational Health in Tanzania. Challenges and Strategies for Improvement

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    The Informal Self-employed in Africa

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  • Research Reports
  • Research Reports

    Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Accra’s Street & Market Vendors: Realities & Recommendations

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The Political Economy of Social Policy and Social Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

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