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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

    Business Start-ups and Their Prospects of Success in South African TownshipsSouth African Review of Sociology

    Abstract: PeThere is consensus within South African society that black entrepreneurship needs to become a more widespread phenomenon. To...

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  • Research Reports

    Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre o cuidado das crianças e trabalhadoras informais de 6 organizações de base (OBs) de trabalhadoras/es pobres

    Esta publicação é um resumo de “Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem”: Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre...

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  • Resource Documents

    Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries

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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

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  • Journal Articles

    Promoting the Informal Sector as a Source of Gainful Employment in Developing Countries: Insights from GhanaThe International Journal of Human Resource Management

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  • Worker Story

    Domestic Workers: Organizing the Patience Industry

    Camarada Albertina Mundlovo is a domestic worker in Maputo, Mozambique. An Indian Ocean port city, Maputo is Mozambique’s largest economic...

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  • Journal Articles

    Africa’s Informal Economies: Thirty Years onSAIS Review

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

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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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