All posts in Ghana
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Journal Articles
Why Evictions Do Not Deter Street Traders: Case Study in Accra, GhanaGhana Social Science Journal
Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its...
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Journal Articles
A new informal economy in Africa: The case of Ghana
Abstract: This paper reveals a new informal economy in Ghana, Africa – the ‘in formal informal economy’ – where the actors are highly educated...
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Research Reports
Addressing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Needs of Informal Workers: Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana
This case study illustrates the efforts of two membership-based organizations of market traders and street vendors in the Greater Accra Metropolitan...
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Research Reports
Structural Adjustment Programmes and the Urban Informal Sector in Ghana
Issues in Development, Discussion Paper, No. 3
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Research Reports
Do occupational health services really exist in Ghana? A special focus on the agricultural and informal sectors
WHO/ICOH/ILO Workshop: Challenges to Occupational Health Services in the Regions, the National and International response. Helsinki, Finland ...
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Urban Livelihoods and Food and Nutrition Security in Greater Accra, Ghana
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Research Report, No. 112
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Research Reports
The Informal Sector in Ghana
From the paper: 80 percent of the Ghanaian workforce is employed in the informal sector. The sector is characterized by underemployment,...
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Books & Book Chapters
Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour
this book shows how innovative organisational strategies are emerging in the Global South to bridge the widening divide between the formal...
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Research Reports
Better OHS for Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana
This is a summary of a case study by Tony Dzidzinyo Dogbe and Suki Annan.
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Books & Book Chapters
Forces for Change: Informal Economy Organisations in Africa
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