In Ghana there is a highly developed apprenticeship system where young men and women undertake sector-specific private training, which yields skills used primarily in the informal sector.
The project responded to different circumstances and needs in each of three countries.
The study examines women’s work in two sectors- banking and paid domestic
The report analyzes research regarding women in the labour force, towards policy recommendations and new labour legislation.
Since the 1990s, economic liberalization and labour reforms have brought about significant changes to the banking and domestic service sectors in Ghana.
This grant will support in-depth studies of the legal situation, demands and struggles of the working poor (especially women) in the informal economies of in Ghana, Peru and Thailand.