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

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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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    eThekwini’s Informal Economy Policy

    Approved and adopted by the Durban Unicity Council

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    The Launch of ‘Design with the Other 90%: CITIES’

    Reflections on the launch of  Design with the Other 90%: CITIES’ exhibition, a project by the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt, National Design...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Salvando o “Mercado Mãe”: mobilizando vendedores ambulantes em Durban

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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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