Africa

Managing Informality: Local Government Practices and Approaches Towards the Informal Economy in Africa

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Social Capital or Analytical Liability: Social Networks and African Informal EconomiesGlobal Networks

Abstract The rise of the ‘social capitalist’ paradigm has turned social networks into a concept that conceals more than it reveals. In this...

Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies

This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included...

The Informal Sector in Ghana

From the paper: 80 percent of the Ghanaian workforce is employed in the informal sector. The sector is characterized by underemployment,...

Human Development Report: Liberia

Briefing note on Liberia for the Human Development Report 2015

Eking out a living: the livelihood implications of urban space regulation on street hawking in Accra, Ghana

Abstract: Street hawking as a source of livelihood across the developing world has often raised a lot of concerns regarding hygiene, slum,...

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...

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

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Trade unions and the challenge of the informalisation of work

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Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges