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

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Chartre pour une approche inclusive du commerce de rue dans les villes Africaines: Démarche à adopter par les Maires Africains pour une gestion inclusive et durable du commerce de rue

    Le commerce informel est une réalité incontournable dans les villes africaines, marquées par un niveau élevé de pauvreté, de chômage et d’inégalités...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    SETU Africa Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 11

    This issue includes: News from SETU Africa including — Visit to SEWA Bharat by the Gambia National Women’s Council and Women’s Bureau...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade – A Case Study

    This case study reflects the findings of Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade, targeting...

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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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Opções para organizar os Catadores de Recicláveis na África do Sul

    Resumo do relatório organização WIEGO 3 (português)

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics
  • 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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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Cape Town Draft Informal Beach Trading Policy and Management Framework, 2002

    The purpose of this document is to clearly articulate the framework within which Informal Beach Trading should occur in the City of Cape...

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