Africa

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,...

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.

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...

Building a More Inclusive and Prosperous Dakar: Recommendations from Informal Workers

eThekwini’s Informal Economy Policy

Approved and adopted by the Durban Unicity Council

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...

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...

Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

“Through  a  year-long  project  supported  by  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, Practical  Action  and  WIEGO  (Women  in  Informal ...

City of uMhlathuze: Allocation of Market Stalls Policy Document, 2008

“The policy document outlines the procedures for the allocation of Market Stalls in Umhlathuze, and aims to provide both business and...

Kwa Zulu Natal Green Paper Policy for Informal Economy, 2006.

This document contains the green paper for informal economy in KZN, which was drafted to give an idea of the general ideas that would inform...