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

All posts in Africa

  • 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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  • Legal Instruments

    Kwa Zulu Natal Street Trading By-laws, 2005

    This document outlines the street trading by- laws of Kwa Zulu Natal.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Street Trading By Law Draft 2

    This document contains the by-laws that apply to all persons who carry on the business of street trading within the area of jurisdiction...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001

    To establish an unemployment insurance fund to which employers and employees contribute and from which employees who become employed or their...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Occupational Health and Safety & Domestic Work

    This report contains findings from a four-year research project on occupational health and safety (OHS) and informal workers. The report...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter May 15 2013

    Electronic newsletter from LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa)

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