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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

    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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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Street trading in Africa: Demographic trends, planning and trader organisation

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Institutional perspectives on understanding street retailer behaviour and networks: cases from Ghana

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  • Journal Articles

    A Re-Examination of the Urban Informal Sector in West Africa

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Mapping of the Policy Context and Catadores Organizations in Maputo, Mozambique

     This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.

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