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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 Report from a Sensitization Workshop for Domestic Workers Held on Friday 5 September 2014 at the YWCA Conference Centre, Accra

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

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  • Legal Instruments

    Domestic Workers (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014

    This document contains regulations made by the Minister under section 94 of the Employment Relations Act and outlines amendments to renumeration...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Position Statement: People’s Action towards Implementing STR & revitalizing SNCs in SADC

    This declaration was adopted by the informal cross-border trade workshop from 17 – 19 August 2017.

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Mbeubeuss : Les femmes dans la récupération de déchets

    Depuis son ouverture sur le site de Malika début des années 70 dans la banlieue dakaroise à Malika, la décharge de Mbeubeuss a fait l’objet...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from the Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences (Hindi)

    Summary of WIEGO Organizing Brief 5 (Hindi)

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Melanie Samson (South Africa) – Including the Informal, Transforming the Public: Insights From Innovations in the Waste Sector

    The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour,...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Manual for Street Vendors – South Africa

    This manual was developed to help street vendors (informal traders) to understand their rights and to develop strategies for protecting and...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Business Act, 1991

    This Act contains laws regarding the licensing and carrying on of businesses and shop hours in South Africa.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Policy on Outdoor Advertising Control, Revision 3

    This document serves as the Policy on Outdoor Advertising Control for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) and also forms the basis...

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  • Legal Instruments

    National Small Business Act, 1996

    This Act provides for the establishment of the National Small Business Council and the Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency and to provide...

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