Legal Empowerment

Law and the Informal Economy Newsletter, March 2018 issue

Law is essential to improving livelihoods and lives. Legal frameworks, however, are designed for the formal economy. Too often, laws fail...

Court Case: Dharam Singh & Ors v Municipal Corp. of Delhi (India)

Court case concerning Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s plan for street vendor relocation, which displaced some vendors from their historical...

Law: Wyre Forest (UK) Street Trading Legislation

Street trading regulations for Wyre Forest, England, UK

Case Study: Mrs Buala Kaen-kwang (Gem Cutting)

WIEGO dans le Monde: Newsletter, Juin 2014

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Ley No 27475: Que Regula la Actividad de Lustrabotas, Perú

Ley No 27475: Que Regula la Actividad de Lustrabotas, Perú

Ley No. 29419

Ley que regula la actividad de los Recicladores en Perú

Home-Based Workers in India: Need for Protection under Law

In India, issues and rights of home-based workers have remained largely unaddressed in policies and programmes. Most of the labour laws are...

Ghana Domestic Workers Campaign Poster

Ghana TUC’s campaign poster for domestic workers.

Labour (Keeping of Records) Regulations, 1986 (Belize)

The regulation outlines the information required to be kept by every employer pursuant, in respect of every worker employed by him