Region: Africa

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

Building Capacity for Change: Developing Women’s Leadership and Business Skills

This is an account of the “Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade” project, which took place...

In the Shadow of the States: The Informalities of Chinese Petty Entrepreneurship in NigeriaJournal of Current Chinese Affairs

The burgeoning interstate relation between China and Nigeria is in fact hiding the vulnerable condition of transnational Chinese petty entrepreneurship. ...

“The Poor Also Must Live!” Market Demolition, Gentrification and the Quest for Survival in Lagos State

Report on demolition of traditional open markets, as part of the State government programme to develop Lagos into a “mega city”. This...

The Inner Thekwini Regeneration and Urban Management Programme (iTRUMP): Warwick Junction Experience

Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

AeT – Workplace safety with informal workers: Be safe with us

This blog post, about The Phephanathi Project, is written by Laura Alfers and Tasmi Quazi.

Global Labour Column – Power and Classification: Casual Workers Struggles in the South African Post Office

In this article, David Dickinson focuses on the struggles against exploitation by casual workers in the South African Post Office (SAPO)....

City of Port Elizabeth By-Law Relating to Street Trading

This document outlines the by-laws relating to street trading in the city of Port Elizabeth.

Kwadukuza Municipality Street Trading By-laws.

This document outlines the street trading by-laws for Kwadukuza Municipality.

City of Durban Draft Street Trading By-laws

The by laws in this document were drafted based on Durban’s Informal Economy Policy, and although they have never in fact been adopted...