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

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town – HINDI

     (Hindi) A summary based on the report by Koni Benson and Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) ...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey

    This briefing note discusses how the changes introduced in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) will affect

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Collective action in the informal economy : the case of the self-employed women’s union

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  • Books & Book Chapters
  • Budget 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

    Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem

    Esta publicação relata os resultados de uma pesquisa em cinco cidades, que examinava o acesso das trabalhadoras informais ao cuidado de crianças...

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  • Journal Articles

    Amplifying voice, visibility and validity. Waste pickers in Jo’burg citySouth African Labour Bulletin

    The November/December 2017 edition of the South African Labour Bulletin features the article, “Amplifying voice, visibility and validity....

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Policies, Regulations and Organizational Capacity of Women Street Vendors in Kenya

    IDS Discussion Paper Number 299

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  • Journal Articles

    Community Unionism in Africa: The Case of Mozambique

    Abstract:

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