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  • Working Papers

    Tight Tax Net, Loose Safety Net: Taxation and Social Protection in Accra’s Informal Sector

    While debates about taxation and social protection in relation to the informal economy are widespread, there is little empirical evidence...

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  • Report

    Guidelines and Standards for Day-Care Centres in and around Markets in Ghana

    These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a...

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  • Media Release/Press Statement

    Press Release: WIEGO study reveals informal workers in Accra are in crisis with no recovery and no relief: going hungry, earning less than before the pandemic

    A global, multi-city study by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) has found that informal workers in Accra are...

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  • Kayayei carry goods on their heads in Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana Post
    Child Care March 04, 2022

    International Women’s Day 2022

    For International Women’s Day, WIEGO looks at the foundation that women leaders of worker organizations have laid during the pandemic...

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  • Kayayei carry a load full of goods on their heads at Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana Worker Story

    Rukaya Bawule, a kayayei leader in Accra, Ghana

    Rukaya Bawule is 26 years old and a leader of the kayayei, or headporters, in Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. Through her organization,...

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  • Media Release/Press Statement

    WIEGO Statement: WIEGO calls for an end to forced evictions of informal workers in Accra

    WIEGO joins the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) to call upon the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in Accra, Ghana to immediately...

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  • Report

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

    Informal workers in and around Accra’s markets – street vendors, market traders and kayayei – provide affordable goods and services and form...

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  • Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana Page

    Impact of Accra Focal City project

    Negotiating for improved working conditions and social benefits In 2011, through a multi-stakeholder workshop, informal economy workers engaged...

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  • Media Release/Press Statement

    Ghana Covid-19 webinar press release

    Informal workers demand inclusion in economic recovery, after receiving little relief during Covid-19 crisis The workers call for expanded...

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  • Research Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Accra, Ghana

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

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