Lindell, Ilda (ed.) (2010) Africa’s Informal Workers: Collective Agency, Alliances and Transnational Organizing in Urban Africa. Zed Books and The Nordic Africa Institute, London/Uppsala.
http://www.zedbooks.co.uk/book.asp?bookdetail=4369
Deepening processes of informalization and casualization of work are changing urban livelihood opportunities and conditions in Africa and beyond. The book addresses the growing trend of collective organizing, through which workers in the informal economy defend their interests. The emerging picture is that of a highly diverse landscape of organized actors, reflecting the great diversity of interests in the informal economy. The collection also explores concrete initiatives by trade unions to organize workers in the informal economy. The transnational dimensions of collective organizing by informal workers are examined. The book gathers cases from nine countries and cities across Sub-Saharan Africa, and from sectors ranging from urban informal vending and service delivery, to informal manufacturing, casual port work and cross-border trade.
