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

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  • Journal Articles

    Economic consequences of injury and resulting family coping strategies in Ghana

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    Employment, unemployment and informality in Zimbabwe: Concepts and data for coherent policy-making

    Abstract: Despite a sharp fall in formal sector employment since the late 1990s, Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate has remained below 10 per cent....

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  • Policy Briefs

    The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme: Assessing Access by Informal Workers

    In 2003 the Ghanaian government introduced, a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) – an, innovative and large scale attempt to extend,...

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  • Research Reports
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    Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Nakuru’s Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations

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  • Research Reports

    Ghana Living Standards Survey Round 6

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  • Journal Articles

    Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Associated with Informal Sector Activities—Selected Case Studies from West Africa

    Abstract: Most in the Economic Community of West African States region are employed in the informal sector. While the informal sector plays...

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  • Research Reports

    Addressing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Needs of Informal Workers: Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

    This case study illustrates the efforts of two membership-based organizations of market traders and street vendors in the Greater Accra Metropolitan...

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  • Research Reports

    Organizing Informal Women Workers

    Paper prepared for UNRISD Gender Policy Report.Abstract:

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  • Journal Articles

    Challenging city imaginaries: Street traders’ struggles in Warwick Junction

    Abstract:

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