Region: Africa

Weekly LEDNA Newsletter April 11 2014

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

Udadisi – Stop Violence Against Domestic Workers

This blog post is by Leila Sheikh, a journalist who writes about domestic workers and violence against them.

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...

Univers des femmes RTG

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

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...

The Msunduzi Municipality, City of Pietermaritzburg

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

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

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)....

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.

Kwadukuza Municipality Street Trading By-laws.

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