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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 June 6 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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Bulletin LEDNA janvier 2015

    Ce est le premier bulletin de 2015 pour le Réseau pour le Developpement Economique Local en Afrique. Éditions supplémentaires du bulletin...

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  • Legal Instruments

    TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Campaign by Street Vendors & Domestic Workers Undertaken on 17 October 2014 in Accra

    This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact t

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  • Legal Instruments

    Employment Relations Act, 2008

    This Act seeks to amend and consolidate the law relating to trade unions, fundamental rights of workers and employers, collective bargaining,...

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  • Legal Instruments

    The Markets and Bus Station Act No. 7 of 2007

    This Act provides for the establishment and regulation of activities within markets and bus stations in Zambia.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Recognizing Waste Pickers

    In many developing countries, high recycling rates (50-80%) can be credited to the informal sector. Johnston Doe explains how waste pickers...

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  • Presentations

    The Msunduzi Municipality, City of Pietermaritzburg

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

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    AeT – Workplace safety with informal workers: Be safe with us

    This blog post, about The Phephanathi Project, is written by Laura Alfers and Tasmi Quazi.

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  • Presentations

    “Interchange for the informal market? An investigation of informal trading in and around Nolungile station, Khayelitsha, Cape Town” – presentation

    This is a student presentation of a masters dissertation. The main objective of this research was to examine the factors and processes that...

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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Pietermaritzburg Street Trading By-Laws

    This document outlines the by-laws for street trading in the City of Pietermaritzburg.

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