Region: Africa

Major International Events and the Working Poor: Selected Lessons for Social Actors Stemming from the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa

This technical brief explores issues that arose before, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with the aim of informing...

Organising in the Taxi Industry: The South African Experience

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Vendedoras e vendedores ambulantes em Durban, na África do Sul

Poverty, Legal Empowerment and Informal Business in South Africa

Welfare, Development and Growth: Lessons from South Africa

The dynamics of local innovations among formal and informal enterprises: Stories from rural South Africa

Abstract: Exploiting the developmental potential of innovation for marginalised communities requires a context-specific understanding of...

Street Trade in Kenya: The Contribution of Research in Policy Dialogue and Response

Paper for panel entitled “Urban Responses to Street Traders: A Comparative Perspective from India, Kenya, ...

Community Unionism in Africa: The Case of Mozambique

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

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...