South Africa

Measures to tackle gender-based violence amid the global pandemic

In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

Women, Informal Work & COVID-19

Experience of Micro-Entrepreneuers in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas

Social Protection Responses Brief 7 – French

Social Protection Responses Brief 7 – English

Social Protection Responses Brief 7 – Spanish

Women, Informal Work & COVID-19: Data-based Policy Considerations

• October 21, 2020
• Online
  

2pm-3.30pm South African time

‘Punished for their poverty’: Street traders under COVID-19

Because it often takes litigation to get city authorities to protect informal traders’ rights, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South...

‘Punished for their poverty’: Street traders in South Africa

Because it often takes litigation to get city authorities to protect informal traders’ rights, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South...

Support for women informal workers in South Africa is urgent

In an article in The Conversation, WIEGO’s Mike Rogan and Caroline Skinner argue that job losses show that support for women informal...