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

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Bulletin LEDNA janvier 2015

    Ce est le premier bulletin de 2015 pour le Réseau pour le Developpement Economique Local en Afrique. Éditions supplémentaires du bulletin...

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  • Legal Instruments

    TUC (Ghana)/WIEGO Informal Economy Legal Project Report from Campaign by Street Vendors & Domestic Workers Undertaken on 17 October 2014 in Accra

    This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact t

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  • Legal Instruments

    Employment Relations Act, 2008

    This Act seeks to amend and consolidate the law relating to trade unions, fundamental rights of workers and employers, collective bargaining,...

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  • Legal Instruments

    The Markets and Bus Station Act No. 7 of 2007

    This Act provides for the establishment and regulation of activities within markets and bus stations in Zambia.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Recognizing Waste Pickers

    In many developing countries, high recycling rates (50-80%) can be credited to the informal sector. Johnston Doe explains how waste pickers...

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  • Presentations

    Challenges to Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor – Reflections from South Africa

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

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    IEMS: La Investigación-Acción Lleva y Resultados Concretos

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  • Presentations

    Technology & the Future of Informal Work: Case Studies from India and South Africa

    Presentation made by Martha Chen to the MIT Technology Evaluation Group on initial findings from on the “Technology & the Future...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Central Pretoria Metropolitan Substructure Street Trading By-law, 1997

    This document contains the by-laws concerning street trading in the Central Pertoria Metropole.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ingquza Hill Street Trading and Allocation Policy, Final Draft , 2007

    The draft policy broadly seeks to provide a framework within which street trading may be or may not be allowed in Ingquza Hill and how allocation...

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