{UAH} Informal Sector in Africa Towns

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Download full report It is a great pleasure to share with you the Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Street Vendors. The report presents evidence on the systemic drivers shaping working conditions for street vendors in five cities - Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Durban, South Africa; Lima, Peru; and Nakuru, Kenya - and their responses to these drivers. This is the second of three sector reports to be published as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study. Our Inclusive Cities MBO partners ISSER/StreetNet Ghana Alliance, SEWA, AeT, FEDEVAL, and KENASVIT coordinated the research in their respective cities. Download Executive Summary: English Español The report identifies several key drivers in the street vending sector, including: Workplace insecurity and abuse of authority, including police harassment, arbitrary merchandise confiscations, demands for bribes, and physical abuse, which were ranked among the most important drivers in every city; Deficits in workplace infrastructure - especially supply, quality, and cost of storage, shelter, toilets, water, and waste removal - which limit productivity and increase costs for street vendors; and Rising prices for supplies, which vendors find difficult to pass on to customers who expect to negotiate low prices on the streets. Many thanks to all of those who made the report possible, including, most of all, the street vendors in these cities who opened their work and lives to the research team.   With warm regards,   Sally Roever WIEGO Urban Research Director

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Bwanika Nakyesawa Luwero

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