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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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  • Legal Instruments

    Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1987

    This document outlines the rights of working people for complensation for persoanl injury and possible loss of life from their employers. ...

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  • Presentations

    The Msunduzi Municipality, City of Pietermaritzburg

    Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    AeT – Workplace safety with informal workers: Be safe with us

    This blog post, about The Phephanathi Project, is written by Laura Alfers and Tasmi Quazi.

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  • Presentations

    “Interchange for the informal market? An investigation of informal trading in and around Nolungile station, Khayelitsha, Cape Town” – presentation

    This is a student presentation of a masters dissertation. The main objective of this research was to examine the factors and processes that...

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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Pietermaritzburg Street Trading By-Laws

    This document outlines the by-laws for street trading in the City of Pietermaritzburg.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Kungwini Local Municipality Draft Street Trading By-Law

    The purpose of this by-law is to regulate street trading for the benefit of the public residing and carrying on business within the municipal...

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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Cape Town Infromal Trading By-law, Draft Twelve

    This document contains the draft by-laws that govern informal trading withn it’s area of jurisdiction.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Employment Equity Act, 1998

    The purpose of this Act is achieve equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in emplpyment through the elimination...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Makola Market Vendors on the Challenge of Fires

    Vendors of the Makola Market purchased fire extinguishers to be able to react quickly to fires in the market.

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    A case study from Ghana of good practice in developing OHS for informal workers

    Presented at the ICOH International Conference on Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises, Accra, Ghana, 18-21 October, 2011.

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