South Africa

Child Care in Markets: An E-Book

Statistics on Waste Pickers: A Case Studies Guide

This report draws on the experiences and efforts of organizations of waste pickers to develop and make data on them available to policymakers...

Implementing ILO R204 on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy: Lessons from South Africa’s Experience

The responsibility for implementation of the International Labour Organization’s Recommendation 204 concerning the Transition from the Informal...

Income floors: Understanding the different policy proposals

The 2020 global pandemic catalyzed great interest in the potential of social protection to support incomes and livelihoods during times of...

Waste Pickers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

Key Findings A year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, market shifts had exacerbated waste pickers’ structural disadvantages, and...

Child Care in Markets

Workers in informal employment often lack access to high quality public services, including child-care services. Lack of child-care support...

Inclusive Public Space Planning & Design: Lessons from Asiye eTafuleni, Durban, South Africa.

This document reflects on the work of Asiye eTafuleni, a non-profit organization operating out of inner-city Durban, South Africa. Asiye...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

This report presents the Durban, South Africa, findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that...

Waste pickers in Tshwane (Pretoria) face displacement and loss of livelihoods as a result of evictions

WIEGO and its affiliates stand in solidarity with the 180 waste pickers in Mushroomville who were given notice of eviction on 15th November...

Women Informal Traders and Child Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from Accra, Durban and Nakuru

Key Points The public health measures taken to contain the pandemic coupled with the economic slowdown have significantly reduced women informal...