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Zimbabwe Vendor Ban Targets Vulnerable Workers

October 11, 2017
Tula Connell

Related Topics:: human rights, informal economy, market vendors, Solidarity Center, street vendors, Zimbabwe

The government in Zimbabwe is moving to ban market vendors in Harare at a time when more than 90 percent of the workforce labors in the informal economy and 85 percent or more Zimbabweans are seeking decent work. “People who are into street vending are not into it for their liking, but are being forced… [READ MORE]

Zimbabwe Informal Economy Workers: Bullied, Threatened

November 15, 2016
Tula Connell

Related Topics:: fishers, human rights, informal economy, market vendors, Solidarity Center, worker rights, Zimbabwe

In Binga, a small community 400 miles west of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, residents support themselves and their families fishing the vast Lake Kariba. With no industry in the area, they depend on the lake for their livelihoods. Yet they say they face constant challenges in making a living—the biggest of which is harassment from officials…. [READ MORE]