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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

    TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Stakeholders’ Policy Dialogue with Magistrates Held on 12 December 2013 at Cleaver House, Accra

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

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Kayayei March – Accra, December 2016

    This is a video of an appreciation march by Kayayei’s on the promise that was made to them by the NPP (New Patriotic Party) to abolish...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Micro and Small Enterprises Act, 2006

    An Act of Parliament to make provision for, the establishment of a council that will facilitate the development of Micro and Small Enterprises ...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Accra: Market, Street Traders & Headload Porter’s Health & Safety

    A survey undertaken in Accra, Ghana, investigated the main occupational health and access to healthcare challenges faced by market traders,...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    eThekwini’s Informal Economy Policy

    Approved and adopted by the Durban Unicity Council

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    The Launch of ‘Design with the Other 90%: CITIES’

    Reflections on the launch of  Design with the Other 90%: CITIES’ exhibition, a project by the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt, National Design...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Informal Workers’ Access to Healthcare

    This 10-minute video by WIEGO and partners, Asiye eTafuleni(AeT) in South Africa; HomeNet Thailand; and the Self-Employed Women’s Association...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    AeT – Traders Present Infrastructure Needs to City Officials: A Milestone in Constructive Engagement

    This blog post was written by Tasmi Quazi of AeT. “On 19 October 2016, trader leaders from three informal market districts that have...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Draft Policy for the Informal Economy of KwaZulu Natal.

    This document sets out the policy framework that will create an environment that supports sustainable economic growth in the informal economy...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Kwa Zulu Natal Street Trading By-laws, 2005

    This document outlines the street trading by- laws of Kwa Zulu Natal.

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