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

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Myths & Facts About Home-Based Workers

    Home-based work is a global phenomenon found in countries rich and poor across many industries. This document examines common myths about...

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  • Legal Instruments

    WIEGO and Ghana TUC Law Project Discussions and Recommendations from the Legal Team

    This report documents the results of a discussion on relevant Laws and practices that affect Domestic Workers, kayayeis (headload porters)...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Domestic Servants Act, 1955

    This Act regulates the relationship between employers and their domestic employees.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992

    This document contains the constitution of the Republic of Ghana which sets out how the state will be constituted and run, the rights and...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from the Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences

    Summary of WIEGO Organizing Brief 5 (English)

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters
  • Legal Instruments

    Street Vendors’ Laws and Legal Issues in South Africa

    Street vendors have few legal protections in South Africa. As they are not employees the basic rights of labour law do not apply to them...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Empowering Market Traders in Warwick Junction, Durban, South Africa: Summary

    This impact case study summary gives a preview of the work done under WIEGO’s Inclusive Cities project with market traders in Durban’s...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Eastern Metropolitan Local Council of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council Street Trading By-laws, 1998

    This document contains the street trading by-laws that have been adopted by the Eastern Metropolitan Local Council.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Mossel Bay Municipality Street Trading By-laws

    This by-law is promulgated by the Mossel Bay Municipality to provide for procedures, methods and practices to regulate and control street...

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