Region: Africa

TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Stakeholders’ Policy Dialogue with Magistrates Held on 12 December 2013 at Cleaver House, Accra

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

VIDEO: Kayayei March – Accra, December 2016

This is a video of an appreciation march by Kayayei’s on the promise that was made to them by the NPP (New Patriotic Party) to abolish...

Micro and Small Enterprises Act, 2006

An Act of Parliament to make provision for, the establishment of a council that will facilitate the development of Micro and Small Enterprises ...

Recognizing Waste Pickers

In many developing countries, high recycling rates (50-80%) can be credited to the informal sector. Johnston Doe explains how waste pickers...

Challenges to Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor – Reflections from South Africa

Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

IEMS: La Investigación-Acción Lleva y Resultados Concretos

Decent Work for Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains Platform of Demands

Advocacy MaterialThousands of homeworkers contributed, directly or indirectly, to the demands contained in this Platform.

City of Cape Town Informal Trading Policy and Management Framework, 2003

The purpose of this document is to identify a framework within which Informal Trading should occur in the City of Cape Town.

Johannesburg Informal Trading Development Programme Policy Document

This policy document, serves as a reinterpretation of the existing informal trading policy work, by providing an action programme that will...

City of Cape Town Draft Informal Trading Policy, 2000

The purpose of this document is to assist with drafitng a policy that spells out the framework within which Informal trading should occur...