Africa

Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges

Children, Citizenship and Child Support: The Child Support Grant in South Africa

Revisiting Agency Work in Namibia and South Africa: Any Lessons from the Decent Work Agenda and the Flexicurity Approach?International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations

Abstract: Namibia has recently introduced policies regarding the regulation of agency work, and South Africa is in the process of doing the...

City Report: Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Durban, South Africa

Procurement Policy Subversion in Contracts Between South African Retailers and Suppliers

Abstract: This chapter focuses on tensions and regulatory gaps impacting public procurement reform in the private sector (supply chain) doing...

The dynamics of local innovations among formal and informal enterprises: Stories from rural South Africa

Abstract: Exploiting the developmental potential of innovation for marginalised communities requires a context-specific understanding of...

A Review of Street Trade in Africa

University of Nairobi, Institute for Development Studies. A review commissioned by Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising...

Enhancing Lobbying Capacity of Women Street Vendors: The Challenges in the Kenyan Policy Environment

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Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries

This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...

Long-term injury related disability in Ghana