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

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  • Books & Book Chapters
  • Briefs

    Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa

    In 2014, 18 per cent of people employed in KwaZulu-Natal worked in an informal enterprise. In 2014/15, eThekwini’s budget was R38.8 billion...

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  • WIEGO Publication Series

    Informal Economy Budget Analysis: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

    WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal...

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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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  • Research 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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  • Journal Articles

    Organizing informal workers in the urban economy: The case of the construction industry in Dar es Salaam

    Abstract:

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  • Journal Articles

    Mapping the Invisible and Real ‘African’ Economy: Urban E-waste CircuitryUrban Geography

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  • Journal Articles

    Occupational Exposure and Health Problems in Small Scale Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a Situation AnalysisOccupational Medicine

    Background: Workers in informal small-scale industries (SSI) in developing countries involved in welding, spray painting, woodwork and metalwork...

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  • Research Reports

    Occupational Health & Safety for Indigenous Caterers in Accra, Ghana

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