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This paper investigates ways in which linkages between the informal and formal segments of an economy yield benefits to, or impose costs upon, informal workers, based on self-reporting by market and street vendors in Accra regarding their relationships with the formal economy and its institutions...
This is an account of the “Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade” project, which took place in three countries in Africa – Kenya, Ghana and Uganda – between December 2012 and December 2015. The project aimed to develop the leadership and business skills of...
Ghana TUC’s campaign poster for domestic workers.
Ghana TUC’s campaign poster for street vendors.
This report documents the results of a discussion on relevant Laws and practices that affect Domestic Workers, kayayeis (headload porters) and Street Vendors.
This case study illustrates the efforts of two membership-based organizations of market traders and street vendors in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area—namely, the Makola Market Traders Union and the Ga East Traders Union—to achieve better health and safety working conditions. It also shows how by...
This is a summary of a case study by Tony Dzidzinyo Dogbe and Suki Annan.
About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because many informal jobs are low paid and there is little job security. This brief looks at whether and how the budget of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly provides...
WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal workers. It also explores what opportunities exist for informal workers (or their representatives) to participate at different stages of the budget process...
Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its central business district. Repeated attempts to evict street traders have proven unsustainable. Using Accra as a case study, this paper investigates the...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.