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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

    TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project – Results from Legal Consultation Workshop

    Results of a strategy session on identifying and addressing laws impacting informal economy workers in Ghana

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter March 28 2014

    As described on LEDNA’s website, LEDNA is:A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    SETU Africa Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 5

    News from SETU Africa: Exposure visit of SEWA team to Ethiopia News from SEWA: International Literacy Day and SEWA’s Literacy Work: an outcome...

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  • Legal Instruments

    TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Sensitization Workshop for Street Vendors Held On Tuesday, 3 September 2014 at the TUC Conference Hall, Accra

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

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    IIED Newsletter: Artisanal and small-scale mining, January 23, 2017

    This newsletter from the International Institute for Environment and Development includes information about IIED’s artisanal and small-scale...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ghana Case Law on Street Vending in Accra, Ghana

    Summary of key court cases impacting street vendors in Accra, Ghana

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    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...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    S’organiser en Afrique du Sud: les options pour les collecteurs de déchets

    Sommaire de rapport 3 de regroupement de WIEGO

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    IEMS: Recherche-Action Porteuse et Résultats Concrets

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    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.

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