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

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Sibongile Makhanya: Trading in Traditional Medicines

    Before the Warwick Junction Project, which gave street vendors in Durban an infrastructure providing shelter and basic amenities, Sibongile...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    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...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

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

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    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)....

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  • Legal Instruments

    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.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Kwadukuza Municipality Street Trading By-laws.

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

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  • Legal Instruments

    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...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2013

    This Act amends the Employment Equity Act, 1998.

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Machakos Co-operative Union Ltd.

    African smallholder farmers fought for the right to organize, and in the 1950s, were finally allowed to promote and register cooperatives...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Bulletin Hebdo LEDNA 17 mai 2013

    Bulletin électronique de LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa).

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