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

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  • Research Reports

    A Review of Street Trade in Africa

    University of Nairobi, Institute for Development Studies. A review commissioned by Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising...

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  • Research Reports

    Enhancing Lobbying Capacity of Women Street Vendors: The Challenges in the Kenyan Policy Environment

    Abstract:

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  • Working Papers

    Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries

    This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...

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  • Journal Articles

    Long-term injury related disability in Ghana

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  • Worker Story

    Organizando a Indústria da Paciência: Perfil de uma Trabalhadora Doméstica em Maputo, Moçambique

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Rural and Microfinance Regulation in Ghana: Implications for Development of the Industry

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  • Research Reports

    Report on Domestic Workers in Ghana

    Overview of the domestic worker sector in Ghana

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  • Research Reports

    Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadores de Nakuru, Quênia

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  • Project Reports

    Building Capacity for Change: Developing Women’s Leadership and Business Skills

    This is an account of the “Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade” project, which took place...

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  • Journal Articles

    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...

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