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

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  • Books & Book Chapters
  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Page
  • Statistical Briefs

    Statistics on Waste Pickers: A Case Studies Guide

    This report draws on the experiences and efforts of organizations of waste pickers to develop and make data on them available to policymakers...

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  • Technical Briefs

    Implementing ILO R204 on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy: Lessons from South Africa’s Experience

    The responsibility for implementation of the International Labour Organization’s Recommendation 204 concerning the Transition from the Informal...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Navigating Inflation: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Workers in Informal Employment in Accra, Ghana

    This booklet shows how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Accra, Ghana. It draws on exploratory research...

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  • Resource Documents

    New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the KAMBE Savings and Credit Cooperative in Uganda

    The experience of the KAMBE SACCO highlights the importance of savings as a safety net for workers in informal employment in times of emergency....

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  • Resource Documents

    Craft Supply Chains in Africa: Consolidating Our Findings

    Key Points

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Chains and Challenges: Craft Supply Chains in Africa

    Because crafts are such an important source of work and income for home‑based workers in Africa, HomeNet Africa, in partnership with WIEGO,...

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  • On 4 May 2023 in Dakar, Bokk Diom waste pickers demonstrated against a government measure that will limit their access to Mbeubeuss dumpsite Post

    Bokk Diom Mobilizes Against Partial Closure of Mbeubeuss Dumpsite in Dakar

    The Association of Waste Pickers Bokk Diom demands that Senegal’s government keeps its promises of inclusion as the closure of West Africa’s...

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  • Domestic worker Anna Nkobele, based in Johannesburg Post
    Collective Bargaining June 14, 2023

    African Domestic Workers Fighting for Rights and Reclaiming Power

    Society is still not valuing domestic workers more than a decade after the International Labour Organization adopted a convention extending...

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