All posts in Africa
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Journal Articles
When men do women’s work: structural adjustment, unemployment and changing gender relations in the informal economy of Accra, GhanaThe Journal of Modern African Studies
Abstract: Economic crisis and structural adjustment in Ghana have put large numbers of formal sector employees and civil servants out of...
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Journal Articles
Urban Markets in Lagos, Nigeria
An emerging body of work on farmers markets and other traditional retail markets has recently come into focus among scholars concerned with...
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Research Reports
“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...
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Toolkits and Guides
Options for Organizing Waste Pickers in South Africa
Summary of WIEGO Organizing Brief 3
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Advocacy Materials
Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers: ITUC/UN Women Briefing Kit
Based on personal testimonies from Bolivia, the State of New York, USA, the Philippines and South Africa, the ITUC-UN Women briefing kit...
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Stories/Case Studies
Towards Inclusion of South African Domestic Workers Under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
This paper situates protection
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Toolkits and Guides
Organizing Waste Management Workers: The South African Experience
This booklet describes how workers and employers have organized in South Africa’s waste management sector. The booklet is based on research...
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Legal Instruments
Durban Street Trading By-laws, 1995
This document outlines the by laws that govern street trading in Durban.
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Legal Instruments
Mangaung Local Municipality Street Trading By-laws
This document contains the street trading by-laws for Mangaung Municipality in the Free State.
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Legal Instruments
Queenstown By-law for the Supervision and Control of Street Vendors, Pedlars and Hawkers, 2000.
This doucment contains the by-law that was promulgated to facilitate the carrying on of Street Vending, Peddling and Hawking in Queenstown. ...
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