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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 Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations

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  • Research Reports

    Ghana Living Standards Survey Round 6

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  • Journal Articles

    Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Associated with Informal Sector Activities—Selected Case Studies from West Africa

    Abstract: Most in the Economic Community of West African States region are employed in the informal sector. While the informal sector plays...

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  • Research Reports

    Addressing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Needs of Informal Workers: Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

    This case study illustrates the efforts of two membership-based organizations of market traders and street vendors in the Greater Accra Metropolitan...

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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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