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

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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

    Our Children Do Not Get the Attention They Deserve

    This report presents the results of a five-city research study examining informal women workers’ access to child care in Brazil, Ghana,...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour

    this book shows how innovative organisational strategies are emerging in the Global South to bridge the widening divide between the formal...

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  • Research Reports

    Informal employment, social protection and social capital: Dimensions of resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Journal Articles

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

    Abstract:

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Statistics on Informal Employment in Ghana

    This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in Ghana.The statistics are based on...

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  • Research Reports

    Do occupational health services really exist in Ghana? A special focus on the agricultural and informal sectors

    WHO/ICOH/ILO Workshop: Challenges to Occupational Health Services in the Regions, the National and International response. Helsinki, Finland ...

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  • Research Reports

    African Women in Food Processing: A Major, But Still Underestimated Sector of Their Contribution to the National Economy

    Paper prepared for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

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  • Research Reports

    A Study of Working Conditions inthe Zanzibar Seaweed Farming Industry

    This study aims to produce a, clear portrait of working conditions in the seaweed farming industry in Zanzibar from a worker perspective....

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