Legal Empowerment

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

On Castles and Commerce: Zoning Law and the Home-Business Dilemma

Discusses how zoning laws can prevent or enable the development of home-based businesses in the United States.

Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

Introduction: Labor Law and Development-Perspectives on Labor Regulation in Africa and the African DiasporaComparative Labor Law and Policy Journal

Global Wage Report 2012/13 Wages and equitable growth (Executive Summary)

The Global Wage Report 2012/13 addresses wage disparities worldwide and how these have been affected by the economic crisis. The report includes...