Africa

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)...

Domestic Servants Act, 1955

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

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...

Sibongile Makhanya: Trading in Traditional Medicines

Before the Warwick Junction Project, which gave street vendors in Durban an infrastructure providing shelter and basic amenities, Sibongile...

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...

Health Access for Informal Workers in Durban, South Africa: Xolisile’s Story

Global Labour Column – Power and Classification: Casual Workers Struggles in the South African Post Office

In this article, David Dickinson focuses on the struggles against exploitation by casual workers in the South African Post Office (SAPO)....

City of Port Elizabeth By-Law Relating to Street Trading

This document outlines the by-laws relating to street trading in the city of Port Elizabeth.

Kwadukuza Municipality Street Trading By-laws.

This document outlines the street trading by-laws for Kwadukuza Municipality.

City of Durban Draft Street Trading By-laws

The by laws in this document were drafted based on Durban’s Informal Economy Policy, and although they have never in fact been adopted...