Africa

Waste Pickers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

Key Findings A year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, market shifts had exacerbated waste pickers’ structural disadvantages, and...

Ngalo Buwereza Organization (NBO) National Workshop

• February 5, 2023 - February 7, 2023
• Kampala Kolping Hotel
  Kampala, Uganda

Date: Monday, 5 February, 2023Duration: 2 days

Organizing Women Workers in War and Beyond

In this interview, Angélique Kipulu Katani, founder and current General Secretary of the League for the Rights of Congolese Women (LDFC)...

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...

New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in Ghana

The TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme was established in Ghana in 2017 by the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) as a...

Child Care in Markets

Workers in informal employment often lack access to high quality public services, including child-care services. Lack of child-care support...

A regional approach to Universal Social Protection: The case of the African Union Protocol

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...

Supporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons Learned

This organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It...

Why an Enforceable Protocol on Social Protection is Essential in Africa

The African Union recently adopted a Protocol on Social Protection, which is significant because it means that the African Union now has...