Kenya

African Women in Food Processing: A Major, But Still Underestimated Sector of Their Contribution to the National Economy

Paper prepared for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...

The Improvisers

A report about the number of Kenyan youth joining the informal economy because of the high unemployment rate in the country.   A related...

Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...

Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores

Collective Bargaining and Employment Relations in Kenya

From the Introduction:This paper provides an account of the development of the employment relationship in Kenya, noting the role of public...

Building Capacity for Change: Developing Women’s Leadership and Business Skills

This is an account of the “Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade” project, which took place...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya

Informal Sector Versus Informal Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract: From official records, it would appear that the labour market significantly shifted from the formal to the informal sector in Kenya....