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  • Legal Instruments

    Ordinance Pertaining to the Regulation of Temporary Vendors Permits in the City of Brookings

    This document outlines the ordinacnes that pertain to the regulation of temporary vendor permits.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1987

    This document outlines the rights of working people for complensation for persoanl injury and possible loss of life from their employers. ...

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  • Legal Instruments

    C29, Forced Labour Convention, 1930

    This Convention prohibits forced or compulsory labour which means all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of...

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  • Presentations

    The Debate Over the Basis of Labour Law

    Presentation from the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

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  • Report

    Informal Workers and Legal Protection in Thailand

    Overview of laws and demographics concerning informal workers, with an emphasis on access to social protection

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Oct 18 2017

    APSP Conference in Maputo

    • October 18, 2017 - October 20, 2017

    Maputo/Mozambique Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Nov 06 2017

    Law, Justice and Development Week 2017

    • November 6, 2017 - November 10, 2017

    Washington DC, USA The Law, Justice and Development Week 2017 took place from November 6th to 10th, in Washington DC, United States. The...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Jun 25 2017

    Labour Law Research Conference in Toronto

    • June 25, 2017 - June 27, 2017

    Toronto, Canada Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage   The Labour Law Research Network (LLRN) Conference is held every two years...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Nov 27 2017

    Labour Rights as Human Rights Debate at Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

    • November 27, 2017

    Cambridge, MA, United States Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Dec 12 2017

    Workshop with MUFIS in Malawi

    • December 12, 2017 - December 14, 2017

    Lilongwe, Malawi   A workshop with the Malawi Union for the Informal Sector (MUFIS) leadership took place on December 12th to 14th 2017,...

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