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Worker StoryRukaya 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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Media Release/Press StatementWIEGO Statement: WIEGO calls for an end to forced evictions of informal workers in Accra
WIEGO joins the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) to call upon the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in Accra, Ghana to immediately...
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ReportCOVID-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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PageImpact 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 DocumentsWomen 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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Media Release/Press StatementGhana Covid-19 webinar press release
Informal workers demand inclusion in economic recovery, after receiving little relief during Covid-19 crisis The workers call for expanded...
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Research ReportsCOVID-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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PostBuilding Collective Power December 05, 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...
Read More- PostBuilding Collective Power November 23, 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,...
Read More - PostBuilding Collective Power November 20, 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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