Ghana

Activities in Accra Mark International Waste Pickers Day

• March 1, 2020 - March 5, 2020
• Accra, Ghana

In Accra, the events marking International Waste Pickers Day (March 1st) will last all week. Waste pickers will hold a press conference,...

Street Vendor Exclusion in “Modern” Market Planning: A Case Study from Kumasi, Ghana

Street Vendors and Legal Advocacy: Reflections from Ghana, India, Peru, South Africa and Thailand

Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities through Inclusive Recycling

The RWCC Project Waste pickers worldwide contribute significantly in preventing ocean waste pollution by recycling and reusing materials...

WIEGO Social Protection Case Study: The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme

DRAFT Document. Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme is an innovative attempt to extend social protection to informal workers and, as...

Health and Sanitation is an Economic Right as Well–Just Ask Ghanaian Food Sellers

WIEGO Researcher Laura Alfers investigates the chop bar owners of Accra. Whereas governments are quick to scapegoat them for diseases borne...

The Urban Informal Workforce: Street Vendors

These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

Resumen de los resultados del estudio sobre las trabajadoras en empleo informal y el cuidado infantil en seis organizaciones con base de miembros de trabajadoras pobres

Esta publicación es un resumen de “Nuestros niños no reciben la atención que merecen”: Una síntesis de los resultados de la investigación...

The possibilities for collective organization of informal port workers in Tema, Ghana

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Occupational Health & Safety for Indigenous Caterers in Accra, Ghana