Africa

Informal Economy Budget Analysis: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal...

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...

Informal employment, social protection and social capital: Dimensions of resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

The multiple sites of urban governance: Insights from an African city

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Statistics on Informal Employment in Ghana

This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in Ghana.The statistics are based on...

Do occupational health services really exist in Ghana? A special focus on the agricultural and informal sectors

WHO/ICOH/ILO Workshop: Challenges to Occupational Health Services in the Regions, the National and International response. Helsinki, Finland ...

African Women in Food Processing: A Major, But Still Underestimated Sector of Their Contribution to the National Economy

Paper prepared for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

A Study of Working Conditions inthe Zanzibar Seaweed Farming Industry

This study aims to produce a, clear portrait of working conditions in the seaweed farming industry in Zanzibar from a worker perspective....

Crisis, Informalization, and the Urban Informal Sector in Sub-saharan AfricaDevelopment and Change

Abstract: Neo-liberal theories of informality have emphasized the potential of the informal sector for independent employment creation and...