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

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  • Street vendor in Johannesburg News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study October 07, 2020

    ‘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...

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  • South Africa street vendor with food during COVID-19 News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 17, 2020

    ‘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...

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  • Learnings from Ebola in Sierra Leone Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 15, 2020

    Using learnings from the Ebola crisis

    When COVID-19 hit, Vandi Lansana knew what he had to do. As National Vice President of the Sierra Leone Traders’ Union, he had dealt with...

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  • Operation against street vendors in Lima. Photo: César Takeuchi Post
    Livelihoods September 08, 2020

    Do no harm: Why harassment of informal workers hurts public health and economic recovery

    Street vendors in Mexico City are providing affordable food, in open-air settings, to food-insecure populations. Waste pickers in Accra provide...

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  • Operation against street vendors in Lima. Photo: César Takeuchi Post
    Livelihoods September 08, 2020

    No hacer daño: Por qué el acoso a las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal perjudica la salud pública y la recuperación económica

    Las vendedoras y vendedores ambulantes de la Ciudad de México están brindándoles alimentos accesibles, al aire libre, a las poblaciones con...

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  • Operation against street vendors in Lima. Photo: César Takeuchi Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 08, 2020

    Ne pas nuire aux travailleuse·eur·s : pourquoi le harcèlement des travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel nuit à la santé publique et à la reprise économique

    Les vendeuse·eur·s de rue de Mexico fournissent de la nourriture à un prix abordable, dans des endroits en plein air, aux populations souffrant...

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  • Rendering of Marché Sandaga Rehabilitation Project- News
    Access to Public Space September 02, 2020

    Démolition du marché Sandaga et recasement, l’avenir des tabliers en question

    La démolition du bâtiment central du marché Sandaga, plusieurs fois annoncée et reportée, est prévue après la fête de l’Aid d’El Kébir, en...

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  • Research Reports

    Réduction des déchets dans les villes côtières grâce au recyclage inclusif (ReWCC): Étude de base sur les récupératrice.eur.s de la décharge de Mbeubeuss

    Le présent rapport s’articule autour du système formel de gestion des déchets, et le diagnostic du système par les acteurs s’appuie sur l’analyse...

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  • Waste pickers collecting recyclables on Kpone Landfill in Accra, Ghana Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 01, 2020

    Ghanaian government leaves waste pickers to fend for themselves amidst COVID-19 pandemic

    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with informal workers worldwide struggling to earn a living, the Ghanaian government began the decommissioning...

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  • Waste pickers collecting recyclables on Kpone Landfill in Accra, Ghana Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 01, 2020

    El gobierno de Ghana deja desamparadas a las personas recicladoras en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19

    En medio de la pandemia de COVID-19, mientras las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal de todo el mundo luchan por sobrevivir, el gobierno...

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