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When a historic market in Durban, South Africa was threatened by commercial development, market workers and street vendors, with the support of Asiye eTafuleni, the World Class Cities for All (WCCA) campaign, and other local organizations, came together to defend the rights of vendors to public...
Through their experiences of organizing in the markets of Durban, leaders of the growing movement of street vendors have gained greater confidence in confronting city officials and increasing clarity on the role their organizations play in creating inclusive cities. Story prepared by Leslie...
Urban Utopia of Exclusivity Versus Urban Realism of Inclusivity: Mall or Market Place?
Quando um mercado histórico em Durban, África do Sul, foi ameaçado pelo desenvolvimento comercial, os trabalhadores do mercado e os vendedores de rua, com o apoio da organização Asiye eTafuleni, da campanha Cidades de Classe Mundial para Todos (World Class Cities for All – WCCA) e de outras...
Através de suas experiências de organização nos mercados de Durban, lideranças do movimento em expansão de vendedores ambulantes ganharam mais confiança para confrontar as autoridades municipais e maior clareza sobre o papel que suas organizações desempenham na criação de cidades inclusivas...
This report provides a disaggregated analysis of known street vendors in the eThekwini Municipality by type of area, with further disaggregation within the areas with sufficient observations by demographic and trader characteristics. It supplements Reform Development Consulting’s earlier report, A...
This research paper is part of the Development and Labour Monograph Series .
Abstract: This article argues that the preponderance of market intermediaries is driven by two imprimaturs. The first relates to the global shift in relations of production characterised by outsourcing, subcontracting and casualisation of labour, which in developing countries is associated with...
The rights of labour have been described as “claims of reciprocity for the reality of being labour”. For over 12 million unemployed South Africans the possibility of labour is denied, and those who labour informally increasingly enjoy limited “claims of reciprocity” despite wide-reaching labour and...
Abstract: High levels of unemployment are a permanent feature in the urban areas of many developing countries. South Africa is no exception in this regard. Poverty and hardship caused by unemployment force many participants in the labour market to venture into the urban informal economy in order to...
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.