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Region: Africa

Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

All posts in Africa

  • Toolkits and Guides

    Bulletin Hebdo LEDNA 15 novembre 2013

    Bulletin électronique de LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa).

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter May 16 2014

    As described on LEDNA’s website, LEDNA is:A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Make Every Woman Count

    This blog post, “Does Cascading Training in Development Work?” was written by WIEGO’s Global Trade Program Director, Elaine...

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  • Legal Instruments

    TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Campaign by Street Vendors & Domestic Workers Undertaken on 17 October 2014 in Accra

    This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact t

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  • Legal Instruments

    Employment Relations Act, 2008

    This Act seeks to amend and consolidate the law relating to trade unions, fundamental rights of workers and employers, collective bargaining,...

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  • Legal Instruments

    The Markets and Bus Station Act No. 7 of 2007

    This Act provides for the establishment and regulation of activities within markets and bus stations in Zambia.

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Informal Workers in the Transportation Industry, Durban South Africa

    This study is a photo essay/profile of barrow operators and traders that work in Warwick Junction, an informal trading market in downtown...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Informal Workers’ Access to Healthcare

    This 10-minute video by WIEGO and partners, Asiye eTafuleni(AeT) in South Africa; HomeNet Thailand; and the Self-Employed Women’s Association...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    AeT – Traders Present Infrastructure Needs to City Officials: A Milestone in Constructive Engagement

    This blog post was written by Tasmi Quazi of AeT. “On 19 October 2016, trader leaders from three informal market districts that have...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Draft Policy for the Informal Economy of KwaZulu Natal.

    This document sets out the policy framework that will create an environment that supports sustainable economic growth in the informal economy...

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