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Toolkits and Guides
Guidelines and Standards for Day-Care Centres in and around Markets in Ghana
These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a...
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Child Care March 04, 2022International Women’s Day 2022
For International Women’s Day, WIEGO looks at the foundation that women leaders of worker organizations have laid during the pandemic...
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Worker Story
Rukaya Bawule, a kayayei leader in Accra, Ghana
Rukaya Bawule is 26 years old and a leader of the kayayei, or headporters, in Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. Through her organization,...
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City/Country Level Reports
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Informal workers in and around Accra’s markets – street vendors, market traders and kayayei – provide affordable goods and services and form...
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Impact of Accra Focal City project
Negotiating for improved working conditions and social benefits In 2011, through a multi-stakeholder workshop, informal economy workers engaged...
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Resource Documents
Women Informal Traders and Child Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from Accra, Durban and Nakuru
Key Points The public health measures taken to contain the pandemic coupled with the economic slowdown have significantly reduced women informal...
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Research Reports
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Accra, Ghana
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...
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Building Collective Power November 23, 2020Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel prévoient un long chemin vers la reprise – à moins que les gouvernements passent à l’action –
Les informations recueillies lors du premier cycle de l’étude sur la crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle menée par WIEGO dans 12...
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Building Collective Power November 22, 2020
Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act
Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across...
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Building Collective Power November 22, 2020
Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal ven un largo camino hacia la recuperación, a menos que los gobiernos actúen
Los datos arrojados por la primera fase del estudio sobre la crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal, dirigido por WIEGO en 12 ciudades,...
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