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Region: Africa

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

All posts in Africa

  • Audiovisual Materials

    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...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    AeT – Traders Present Infrastructure Needs to City Officials: A Milestone in Constructive Engagement

    This blog post was written by Tasmi Quazi of AeT. “On 19 October 2016, trader leaders from three informal market districts that have...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Draft Policy for the Informal Economy of KwaZulu Natal.

    This document sets out the policy framework that will create an environment that supports sustainable economic growth in the informal economy...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Kwa Zulu Natal Street Trading By-laws, 2005

    This document outlines the street trading by- laws of Kwa Zulu Natal.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Street Trading By Law Draft 2

    This document contains the by-laws that apply to all persons who carry on the business of street trading within the area of jurisdiction...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001

    To establish an unemployment insurance fund to which employers and employees contribute and from which employees who become employed or their...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Occupational Health and Safety & Domestic Work

    This report contains findings from a four-year research project on occupational health and safety (OHS) and informal workers. The report...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter May 15 2013

    Electronic newsletter from LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa)

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter September 13 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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter February 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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