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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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  • Journal Articles

    Informal Institutions and Personal Rule in Urban GhanaAfrican Studies Review

    Abstract: Contrary to expectations of modern democratic development, the establishment of liberal-democratic institutions in Ghana has not...

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  • Journal Articles

    Efficient lighting uptake among the urban poor: evidence from a Kenyan informal settlementEnvironment and Urbanization

    This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. 

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    S’organiser en Afrique du Sud: les options pour les collecteurs de déchets

    Sommaire de rapport 3 de regroupement de WIEGO

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    IEMS: Recherche-Action Porteuse et Résultats Concrets

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Informal Traders Know your Rights – South Africa – pamphlet

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  • Legal Instruments

    Cape Town Municipality By Law for the Supervision and Control of Street Vendors, Pedlars or Hawkers, 1996

    This document contains the Cape Towen Municipality By-law for the supervision and control of street vendors, pedlars or hawkers in Cape Town. ...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Hibiscus Coast Municipality Informal Trading By-laws, 2008

    This document outlines the by-laws that support the development and management of informal sector trading in the Hibiscus Coast Municipality. ...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Baberton Draft Street Trading By Laws, 1998

    This document contains the draft street trading by- laws for Baberton Municipality.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997

    The purpose of this Act is to give effect to and regulate the right to fair labour practices by establishing and enforcing basic conditions...

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