All posts in Ghana
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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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Stories/Case Studies
Cleaning Up the Workplace: Occupational Health & Safety in Ghana
Occupational Health and Safety is rarely considered in relation to informal sector workers, whose working conditions are largely invisible...
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Stories/Case Studies
Limpando o local de trabalho: saúde e segurança do trabalho em Gana
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Stories/Case Studies
A case study from Ghana of good practice in developing OHS for informal workers
Presented at the ICOH International Conference on Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises, Accra, Ghana, 18-21 October, 2011.
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Legal Instruments
TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Sensitization Workshop for Street Vendors Held On Tuesday, 3 September 2014 at the TUC Conference Hall, Accra
This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact the work of street vendors,
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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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Aug 17 2016
Informal Economy Workers Meet Political Parties in Ghana
- August 17, 2016
- Accra, Ghana
Accra, Ghana Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage Associations of informal economy met representatives of major Ghanaian political parties,...
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Organization
Informal Hawkers and Vendors Association of Ghana (IHVAG)
The Informal Hawkers and Vendors Association of Ghana (IHVAG) was formed in 2003, and registered in 2005. It was formerly called StreetNet...
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Access to Public Space January 22, 2019Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”
By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...
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Livelihoods January 22, 2019Créer un « espace public pour tous » : stratégies utiles à l’intention des vendeurs et vendeuses de rue
Par Jenna Harvey « Je veux voir une ville sans expulsions. Je veux les voir [vendeurs de rue] jouir du droit à la ville, où aucun gouvernement,...
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