Region: Africa

Informal Workers in the Transportation Industry, Durban South Africa

This study is a photo essay/profile of barrow operators and traders that work in Warwick Junction, an informal trading market in downtown...

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

Global Labour Column – Power and Classification: Casual Workers Struggles in the South African Post Office

In this article, David Dickinson focuses on the struggles against exploitation by casual workers in the South African Post Office (SAPO)....

City of Port Elizabeth By-Law Relating to Street Trading

This document outlines the by-laws relating to street trading in the city of Port Elizabeth.

Kwadukuza Municipality Street Trading By-laws.

This document outlines the street trading by-laws for Kwadukuza Municipality.

City of Durban Draft Street Trading By-laws

The by laws in this document were drafted based on Durban’s Informal Economy Policy, and although they have never in fact been adopted...

Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2013

This Act amends the Employment Equity Act, 1998.

Fact Sheet: Women Organizing for Fair Trade in Uganda

Details of the MDG3-funded Fair Trade project in Uganda

Spotlight Interview with Mamadou Nama (Burkina Faso – USTB)

Declaration of the African Regional Domestic Workers Conference

On 16 June, 2013, the second anniversary of the adoption of the C189 and the World Domestic Workers’ Day, domestic workers in Africa launched...