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The Business amendment act seeks to make further provisions regarding the grounds on which aplications for certain licenses may be refused, to empower a local authority to make by-laws regarding the carrying on of the business of street vendors, pedlars or hawkers to mention a few.
This document outlines the minimum wages and conditions of employment for domestic workers in Zimbabwe.
This document contains the constitution of the Republic of Ghana which sets out how the state will be constituted and run, the rights and responsibilities of its citizens and the creation of particular institutions to support and safeguard the nation's democracy.
This Act contains laws regarding the licensing and carrying on of businesses and shop hours in South Africa.
Naana Adede, Accra, Ghana (2012) There is no running water at the Temas Station market in Accra, Ghana, but heavy rain has left dark puddles, rivulets of dirty water here and there that are beginning to dry in the heat. Nearby, a massive garbage bin overflows. Only a low shelf of tires separates...
OHS Project in Tanzania The OHS project has worked through the Tanzanian affiliates of the International Union of Food and Allied Workers (IUF), which is an institutional member of WIEGO. The unions involved were the Conservation, Hotel and Domestic Workers Union (CHODAWU), the Tanzania Union of...
Ghana In Ghana, WIEGO’s fair trade project worked with Kuapa Kokoo, a co-operative of more than 80,000 cocoa farmers. During the project, Kuapa Kokoo delivered training to at least 2,800 women farmers in 670 of its primary societies. Women's Leadership As part of the Business and Leadership project...
The women of Basecamp Maasai Brand , a fair trade self-help group, gained vital business and leadership skills essential for bringing in income. Jemimah Saurowua explains in this narrated slideshow . 2016: Read Maasai Women Bead Better Products, Better Lives Project partner KEFAT -- the Kenya...
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.