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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

    Report on Domestic Workers in Ghana

    Overview of the domestic worker sector in Ghana

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  • Research Reports

    Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Vendedores Ambulantes em Acra, Gana

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  • Journal Articles

    Bwala Five FiveWorld Environment Magazine

    This photodocumentary about “Ghana: Picking Waste for a Living” begins on page 56.

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  • Research Reports

    Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

    This report is part of the The Africa Development Forum Series. “The Africa Development Forum Series was created in 2009 to focus on...

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  • Journal Articles

    Youth poverty, employment and livelihoods: social and economic implications of living with insecurity in Arusha, Tanzania

    This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. 

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  • Research Reports

    Deciphering African Informal Economies

    Note prepared for the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.

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  • Research Reports

    Paid Care Providers in South Africa: Nurses, Domestic Workers, and Home-Based Care Workers

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  • Research Reports

    Characteristics of informal economy workers and their households: Concepts and measurement using household surveys

    (Master’s thesis) University of Natal, Durban, South Africa

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey

    This briefing note discusses how the changes introduced in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) will affect

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  • Research Reports

    The Viability of Informal Micro-enterprise in South Africa

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