Africa

A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...

The nature of the South African informal sector as reflected in the quarterly labour-force survey, 2008-2014

Abstract of this REDI working paper: This paper presents an analysis of the nature of, and recent trends in, the South African informal sector...

Elements of an Employment Framework for Poverty Reduction in Ghana

A report of a joint ILO/UNDP mission

Seen but not heard: Urban voice and citizenship for street traders

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Traders on the Run: Activities of Street Vendors in the Accra Metropolitan Area, GhanaNorwegian Journal of Geography

Occupational Injuries in Ghana

Paid Work, Women’s Empowerment and Inclusive Growth: Transforming the Structures of Constraint

This research paper examines the extent to which the structure of economic opportunities generated by a country’s growth strategies...

Africa’s Informal Economies: Thirty Years onSAIS Review

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Nakuru, Kenya

In Nakuru, WIEGO partnered with Kenya National Association of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT) to carry out this study.

Gaining Ground: The Cooperative Life of a Smallholder in Uganda

With lives and livelihoods governed by so many forces beyond their control, women coffee producers like Jenipher Wettaka know it takes more...