Region: Africa

Wage Gaps and Job Sorting in African Manufacturing

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Why Evictions Do Not Deter Street Traders: Case Study in Accra, GhanaGhana Social Science Journal

Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its...

Pesticide Health and Safety Challenges Facing Informal Sector Workers: A Case of Small-scale Agricultural Workers in Tanzania

Abstract: The Tanzania informal sector is growing fast, with precarious working conditions and particular hazards for women and children...

A new informal economy in Africa: The case of Ghana

Abstract: This paper reveals a new informal economy in Ghana, Africa – the ‘in formal informal economy’ – where the actors are highly educated...

Livelihoods (Un)Employment and Social Safety Nets: Reflections from Recent Studies in KwaZulu-Natal

Forces for Change: Informal Economy Organisations in Africa

Trade unions and the challenge of the informalisation of work

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Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges

Developmental Local Government in Post-Apartheid South Africa? A Feminist Rethinking of the State and Development in the Context of Neo-liberalism

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Street Vendors

This report synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of IEMS fieldwork in the street vendor sector in five...