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  • Research Reports

    Our Children Do Not Get the Attention They Deserve

    This report presents the results of a five-city research study examining informal women workers’ access to child care in Brazil, Ghana,...

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  • Research Reports

    The nature of the South African informal sector as reflected in the quarterly labour-force survey, 2008-2014

    Abstract of this REDI working paper: This paper presents an analysis of the nature of, and recent trends in, the South African informal sector...

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  • Research Reports

    South Africa’s Informal Economy: Reflections From a Second Exposure Dialogue in Durban

    School of Development Studies Research Report No 90

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  • Research Reports

    The growth and organisation of a precariat: Working in the clothing industry in Johannesburg’s Inner city

    7th GLU Conference, „The Politics of Labour and Development‟ 28-30 September 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Chapter 1 – A Walk Through Warwick

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  • Research Reports

    Household-Related Variables and Reported Illness in Street Vendors and Their Children in a South African City

    Takemi Program on International Health Research Paper, No. 134

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  • Journal Articles

    Day labor, informality and vulnerability in South Africa and the United StatesInternational Journal of Manpower

    Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to compare conditions in informal day-labor markets in South Africa and the USA to better understand...

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  • Working Papers

    Informal Economy Budget Analysis: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

    WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal...

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  • Research Reports

    A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

    This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...

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  • Journal Articles

    Amplifying voice, visibility and validity. Waste pickers in Jo’burg citySouth African Labour Bulletin

    The November/December 2017 edition of the South African Labour Bulletin features the article, “Amplifying voice, visibility and validity....

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