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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

    City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Nakuru, Kenya

    In Nakuru, WIEGO partnered with Kenya National Association of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT) to carry out this study.

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre

    “A powerful case study, with important implications for urban planning and development in sub-Saharan Africa.” (Garth Myers,...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Improving Skills Development in the Informal Sector

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  • Journal Articles

    The e-waste conundrum: Balancing evidence from the North and on-the-ground developing countries’ realities for improved managementAfrican Review of Economics and Finance

    Abstract from African Review of Economics and Finance: E-waste is currently the fastest-growing waste stream, posing major global management...

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  • Budget Briefs

    Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Greater Monrovia

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  • Books & Book Chapters

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

    Abstract:

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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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