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

All posts in Africa

  • Presentations

    Regional Update for Africa & Middle East Global Conference HBW 2015

    Presentation from the 2005 Global Conference on Home-Based Workers (HBW) organized by WIEGO and HomeNet South Asia (HNSA).

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ghana Street Vendors Campaign Poster

    Ghana TUC’s campaign poster for street vendors.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Labour Domestic Workers Employment Regulations, 1992

    This document outlines the minimum wages and conditions of employment for domestic workers in Zimbabwe.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Employment Act, 2007

    This Act of Parliament declares and define the fundamental rights of employees, employers obligations to provide basic conditions of employment...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Street Trading in South Africa – Organizing Workers

    Through their experiences of organizing in the markets of Durban, leaders of the growing movement of street vendors have gained greater confidence...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    African Centre for Cities

    The African Centre for Cities (ACC) is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme focused on quality scholarship regarding the...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Towards Inclusion of South African Domestic Workers Under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act

    This paper situates protection

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Organizing Waste Management Workers: The South African Experience

    This booklet describes how workers and employers have organized in South Africa’s waste management sector. The booklet is based on research...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Durban Street Trading By-laws, 1995

    This document outlines the by laws that govern street trading in Durban.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Mangaung Local Municipality Street Trading By-laws

    This document contains the street trading by-laws for Mangaung Municipality in the Free State.

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