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

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  • Legal Instruments

    WIEGO and Ghana TUC Law Project Discussions and Recommendations from the Legal Team

    This report documents the results of a discussion on relevant Laws and practices that affect Domestic Workers, kayayeis (headload porters)...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Informal Economy Platform of Issues

    African regional workshop held in Lusaka from 17 – 19 October 2001, convened by the Workers Education Association of Zambia

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  • Report

    Organising Street Vendors in Liberia: Workshop Report

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  • Report

    Report of the Launch of the African Domestic Workers Network

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  • Mar 29 2018

    Consultation on Public Space and Inclusive Management of Street Trade

    • March 29, 2018

    Dakar, Senegal

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  • May 30 2017

    Table ronde sur la prise en charge des travailleuses et travailleurs à Dakar

    • May 30, 2017
    • Dakar, Senegal

    Dakar, Sénégal Une table ronde sur la prise en charge des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’Informel dans les programmes de protection...

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  • Jan 31 2018

    Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Street Vendor Evictions in Accra, Ghana

    • January 31, 2018

    Accra, Ghana

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  • Apr 01 2019

    Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities (RWCC) Strategic Planning Meeting and West Africa Waste Pickers Workshop

    • April 1, 2019 - April 5, 2019
    • Dakar, Senegal

    Dakar, Senegal Photo credit: Sonia Dias The Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities Strategic Planning Meeting and the first-ever West African waste...

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  • May 24 2019

    Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real

    • May 24, 2019 - May 26, 2019

    The “Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real” workshop was held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The event, hosted by WIEGO...

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  • Oct 08 2018

    FES-Zambia, WIEGO/ITUC- Africa/ALRN Rights-Based Social Protection Workshop

    • October 8, 2018 - October 10, 2018

    Lusaka, Zambia   “Social protection is about providing for those in society unable to provide for themselves, the poor, the incapacitated,...

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