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"Be Safe With Us": How Durban Market Traders Collaborated with Officials to Improve Workplace Safety
By Carlin Carr Durban’s busy downtown market, Warwick Junction, whizzes with all the hustle and bustle of a thriving public space. Nearly a half a million people pass through the market every day, as the space is South Africa’s largest transportation and trading hub. An estimated 8,000 traders...
We, the Women representatives of Informal Cross Border Trader’s Associations (ICBTs) drawn from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe met in Johannesburg, South Africa for the Women Cross Border Traders Forum on Mainstreaming Gender in the SADC...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. The youth employment crisis in sub-Saharan Africa’s towns and cities is among the region’s top development priorities. High rates of youth under- and unemployment create significant obstacles to young people’s ability...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper discusses benefits that informal wetland communities in Kampala, Uganda derive from their location in the wetland and how they adapt to minimize vulnerability to hazards such as floods and disease vectors...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Based on an original dataset of 651 households in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, this article examines household electricity use, drivers of uptake and willingness to pay (WTP) for efficient...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. “Clean Team” provides serviced, free-standing toilets as a sanitation option in low-income areas of Kumasi, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess sanitation and hygiene practices in 199 Clean Team...
Abstract: This chapter focuses on tensions and regulatory gaps impacting public procurement reform in the private sector (supply chain) doing business with government in South Africa. Through a careful examination of supply chain practices based on fieldwork, Von Broembsen documents opportunities...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Abstract: This article is a critical reflection on the Phephanathi Platform, an ongoing collaboration among organizations of informal traders working in the Warwick Junction markets in Durban, South Africa and their...
This article (read the abstract here ) was published in a special issue of the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. The special issue was focused on "Integrating perspectives in the informal economy." The authors are all part of WIEGO's Urban Policies Programme . The article is...
This is the project website of an ongoing research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) that focuses on governing food systems to alleviate poverty in secondary cities in Africa. Part of the project focuses on...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.