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  • Legal Instruments

    Street Vending Regulations in New York City- an-Overview

    This pamphlet provides an overview of Street Vending Regulations in New York City.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997

    The purpose of this Act is to give effect to and regulate the right to fair labour practices by establishing and enforcing basic conditions...

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  • Legal Instruments

    C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973

    Part of the ILO’s eight core Conventions, this Convention requires states to set a minimum age for employment and provides for the...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    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...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Court Case: Gainda Ram & Ors v Municipal Corp. of Delhi (India)

    Supreme Court of India case concerning the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

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  • Legal Instruments

    Government Resource: Hong Kong Hawker Control

    Overview of laws and policies governing hawkers in Hong Kong, China

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Case Study: Mrs Chaweewan Boonmee (Sewing Work)

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    WIEGO’s Law and Informality Work

    Document in English, French, and Spanish.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ley No 27597: Que Modifica Ley 27475 Lustrabotas, Perú 2001

    Ley No 27597: Que Modifica Ley 27475 Lustrabotas, Perú 2001

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ley General No 27314

    Ley General de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

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