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

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter May 22 2014

    As described on LEDNA’s website, LEDNA is:A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    SETU Africa Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 7

    This issue includes:

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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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Options for Organizing Waste Pickers in South Africa

    Summary of WIEGO Organizing Brief 3

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers: ITUC/UN Women Briefing Kit

    Based on personal testimonies from Bolivia, the State of New York, USA, the Philippines and South Africa, the ITUC-UN Women briefing kit...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Towards Inclusion of South African Domestic Workers Under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act

    This paper situates protection

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Organizing Waste Management Workers: The South African Experience

    This booklet describes how workers and employers have organized in South Africa’s waste management sector. The booklet is based on research...

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