Legal Empowerment

Work Like Any Other, Work Like No Other: Establishing Decent Work for Domestic Workers

In anticipation of the implementation of the ILO Convention on the Rights of Domestic Workers, analyzes the unique challenges of creating...

Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases

Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...

Realizing Rights for Homeworkers: An Analysis of Governance Mechanisms

Carr Centre Discussion PaperAbstract: Following the Rana Plaza factory fires four years ago, the labour rights violations in global supply...

Report on Contract Farming in Thailand

Precarious Migrant Status and Precarious Employment: The Paradox of International Rights for Migrant Workers

Discusses the challenges of using international law to protect the rights of precariously-employed migrant workers.  The author concludes...

Toward a Decent Work Regime for Informal Employment in Ghana: Some Preliminary Considerations

Procurement Policy Subversion in Contracts Between South African Retailers and Suppliers

Abstract: This chapter focuses on tensions and regulatory gaps impacting public procurement reform in the private sector (supply chain) doing...

Proyecto de reconocimiento de la situación de derechos humanos de los recicladores en latinoamérica: El caso de Ciudad de México, México

El presente documento describe en qué consiste la labor de los trabajadores voluntarios, la forma en que se realiza, las condiciones de salud...

Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues and Vending Organizations in Six Cities

Homeworkers in Thailand and Legal Rights Protections