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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 Stakeholders’ Policy Dialogue Held on Tuesday 3 December 2013 at Cleaver House, Accra

    This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact the work of street vendors, kayayei (headload...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Univers des femmes RTG

    L’invitée Asmaou Bah Doukoure présidente du Réseau des travailleurs domestiques.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Abuja Municipal Area Council By Law, 2002

    This document contains the 2002 Abuja Municipal Area Council’s by-laws relating to the prohibition of street hawking, sanitation, restaurants...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Accra: Waste Picker Health & Safety

    Waste pickers from Accra, Ghana, were surveyed to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards they face. In total, 119...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Building a More Inclusive and Prosperous Dakar: Recommendations from Informal Workers

     

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  • Presentations

    Challenges to Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor – Reflections from South Africa

    Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    IEMS: La Investigación-Acción Lleva y Resultados Concretos

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  • Presentations

    Technology & the Future of Informal Work: Case Studies from India and South Africa

    Presentation made by Martha Chen to the MIT Technology Evaluation Group on initial findings from on the “Technology & the Future...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Central Pretoria Metropolitan Substructure Street Trading By-law, 1997

    This document contains the by-laws concerning street trading in the Central Pertoria Metropole.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ingquza Hill Street Trading and Allocation Policy, Final Draft , 2007

    The draft policy broadly seeks to provide a framework within which street trading may be or may not be allowed in Ingquza Hill and how allocation...

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