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Region: Africa

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

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Informalisation and the Reconfiguration of Labour Relations in the Durban Clothing Industry

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  • Journal Articles

    Day labor, informality and vulnerability in South Africa and the United StatesInternational Journal of Manpower

    Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to compare conditions in informal day-labor markets in South Africa and the USA to better understand...

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  • Journal Articles

    Business Start-ups and Their Prospects of Success in South African TownshipsSouth African Review of Sociology

    Abstract: PeThere is consensus within South African society that black entrepreneurship needs to become a more widespread phenomenon. To...

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  • Research Reports

    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...

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  • Resource Documents

    Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries

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  • Research Reports

    Street Trade in Kenya: The Contribution of Research in Policy Dialogue and Response

    Paper for panel entitled “Urban Responses to Street Traders: A Comparative Perspective from India, Kenya, ...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Seen but not heard: Urban voice and citizenship for street traders

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  • Journal Articles

    Traders on the Run: Activities of Street Vendors in the Accra Metropolitan Area, GhanaNorwegian Journal of Geography

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  • Project Reports

    Introductory Paper for the Africa Regional Workshop on Informal Workers/Producers in Food and Forest Global Commodity Chains

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  • Research Reports

    The Informal Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Working Paper on the Informal Economy, No. 10

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