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

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  • Research Reports

    Addressing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Needs of Informal Workers: Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

    This case study illustrates the efforts of two membership-based organizations of market traders and street vendors in the Greater Accra Metropolitan...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Street Traders: A Bridge Between Trade Unions and Social Movements in Contemporary South Africa

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Trade unions and the challenge of the informalisation of work

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges

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  • Research Reports

    An Employment-Targeted Economic Program for South Africa.” International Poverty Centre Country Study

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  • Research Reports

    Nothing about us without us: A case study of the dynamics of the informal workplace in Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre

    This research paper is part of the Development and Labour Monograph Series.

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  • Research Reports

    Poverty Trends in South Africa

    From the report’s preface: “This report presents poverty and inequality trends based on data collected by Stats SA through the...

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  • Research Reports

    Nossos filhosnão recebem a atenção que merecem

    Esta publicação relata os resultados de uma pesquisa em cinco cidades, que examinava o acesso das trabalhadoras informais ao cuidado de crianças...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Urban South Africa: A Statistical Snapshot

    This brief offers details of the urban informal workers in South Africa’s metros, with a further focus on three cities.

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  • Journal Articles

    Sustainable Urban Livelihoods and Marketplace Social Capital: Crisis and Strategy in Petty Trade

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