Africa

Poverty Trends in South Africa

From the report’s preface: “This report presents poverty and inequality trends based on data collected by Stats SA through the...

Nossos filhosnão 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...

Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries

Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair Trade

This book details the findings of the multicountry action research project Women Organizing for Fair Trade, funded by the Dutch Ministry...

Informality and Collective Organising: identities, alliances and transnational activism in Africa

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A Re-Examination of the Urban Informal Sector in West Africa

Mapping of the Policy Context and Catadores Organizations in Maputo, Mozambique

 This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.

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...

The Improvisers

A report about the number of Kenyan youth joining the informal economy because of the high unemployment rate in the country.   A related...

Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies

This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included...