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

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    SETU Africa Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 5

    News from SETU Africa: Exposure visit of SEWA team to Ethiopia News from SEWA: International Literacy Day and SEWA’s Literacy Work: an outcome...

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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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Seu kit de ferramentas para a C189 da OIT a Convenção das trabalhadoras e dos trabalhadores domésticos.

    A WIEGO e a IDWF entraram em uma parceria para escrever este kit de ferramentas para apoiar as afiliadas da IDWF em seus esforços para tornar...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Street Trading in South Africa – Organizing Workers

    Through their experiences of organizing in the markets of Durban, leaders of the growing movement of street vendors have gained greater confidence...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    African Centre for Cities

    The African Centre for Cities (ACC) is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme focused on quality scholarship regarding the...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Johannesburg Street Traders Halt Operation Clean Sweep

    In October 2013, law enforcement officers of the City of Johannesburg forcibly evicted over 6,000 street traders from a 24-block area in...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: The case of South Africa’s Old Age Pension and Child Support Grant

    Francie Lund from WIEGO presented “The Southern African model: The case of South Africa’s Old Age Pension and Child Support Grant”...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Durban’s Informal Economy Policy, 2001

    This policy document was written to serve as a guide for the management and suport of workers in the informal economy in the city of Durban...

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