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This by-law is promulgated by the Mossel Bay Municipality to provide for procedures, methods and practices to regulate and control street trading in Mossel Bay.
This document contains the draft by-laws that govern informal trading withn it's area of jurisdiction.
This document contains the by-laws that apply to all persons who carry on the business of street trading within the area of jurisdiction of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
This document outlines the court case between Informal Traders in the inner city of Johannesburg who in October 2013, officers of the City’s Metro Police forcibly evicted the informal traders from their trading stalls and confiscated their goods.
This document contains the by-laws that govern street traders activities in Pixley-Ka-Seme municipality.
This document outlines the street trading by-laws for Umzimkhulu Municipality.
Johannesburg, South Africa Photo by: Jonathan Torgovnik, Getty Images/Reportage A leadership training session took place on August 19th and 20th 2017, in Johannesburg. WIEGO’s advisor and emeritus team member Chris Bonner attended to provide the training to Gauteng Province leaders of the South...
On July 13, hundreds of Johannesburg’s informal waste pickers (known locally as “reclaimers”) — men and women who have been collecting, separating, and selling the city’s reusable discards for generations — took to the streets to protest a municipal decision that could put them out of work...
Vanessa Pillay of WIEGO and waste picker represenatives from Johannesburg, South Africa are interviewed on local radio to share their concerns regarding the privatization of waste collection services in the city of Johannesburg, which will threaten the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in the...
Johannesburg, South Africa The 3-day national workshop, “'Consensus-Building' on the Implementation of ILO Recommendation 204 on Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy," was convened by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the National Economic Development and Labour Council...
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.