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

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    Récupération en Afrique, Volume 2.1

      Available in English here.

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter August 29 2013

    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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  • Legal Instruments

    Report from 2011 Consultation with Head Porters (Kayayei) in Ghana

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter April 11 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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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Udadisi – Stop Violence Against Domestic Workers

    This blog post is by Leila Sheikh, a journalist who writes about domestic workers and violence against them.

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  • Legal Instruments

    TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Stakeholders’ Policy Dialogue Held on Tuesday 3 December 2013 at Cleaver House, Accra

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

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Univers des femmes RTG

    L’invitée Asmaou Bah Doukoure présidente du Réseau des travailleurs domestiques.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Abuja Municipal Area Council By Law, 2002

    This document contains the 2002 Abuja Municipal Area Council’s by-laws relating to the prohibition of street hawking, sanitation, restaurants...

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  • Presentations

    The Msunduzi Municipality, City of Pietermaritzburg

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

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  • Stories/Case Studies

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

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