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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

    Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Nakuru’s Street Vendors: Realities & Recommendations

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  • Research Reports

    Report on the Liberia Labour Force Survey 2010

    From the ILO website: In 2010, the ILO supported Liberia in conducting a national Labour Force Survey. The survey report has recently been...

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  • Journal Articles

    Eking out a living: the livelihood implications of urban space regulation on street hawking in Accra, Ghana

    Abstract: Street hawking as a source of livelihood across the developing world has often raised a lot of concerns regarding hygiene, slum,...

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  • Research Reports

    Better OHS for Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

    This is a summary of a case study by Tony Dzidzinyo Dogbe and Suki Annan.

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  • Research Reports

    Voice Regulation in the Informal Economy and New Forms of Work

    Abstract:This paper draws comparisons between the situation of Black workers in Apartheid South Africa and workers in the contemporary South...

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  • Research Reports

    South Africa’s Informal Economy: Reflections From a Second Exposure Dialogue in Durban

    School of Development Studies Research Report No 90

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  • Journal Articles

    Trade Union Renewal and Labor Transnationalism in South Africa: The Case of SATAWU

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    Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Municipal Waste Management Industry in South Africa

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  • Journal Articles

    Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

    The association between work and health has not been well explored in the context of economically developing countries, largely due to inadequate...

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