Legal Empowerment

Global Supply Chains in Times of COVID-19 – Global Labour University MOOC

• September 25, 2020
• Online

In August 2020, The Global Labour University launched a free self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Global Supply Chains in Times...

‘Punished for their poverty’: Street traders in South Africa

Because it often takes litigation to get city authorities to protect informal traders’ rights, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South...

WIEGO Law Programme Director discusses responsible business conduct for the protection of children’s rights

Marlese Von Broembsen, Director of WIEGO’s Law Programme, participated in a moderated virtual discussion on strengthening EU policy measures...

Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 — The Domestic Workers’ Convention (Amharic)

Mwongozo wa Mkataba Namba 189-wa Wafanyakazi wa Majumbani

The Impact of COVID-19 Laws on Informal Workers: A Review of 51 Countries

Law and Informality Insights – August 2020

August 2020 This edition of Law and Informality Insights analyzes the COVID-19 laws with an informal worker lens, with a particular focus...

Home-based workers in Bulgaria: Using the ILO Reporting Mechanism to Work

In Bulgaria, the Trade Union of Self-employed and Informal Workers (UNITY) has made significant gains advocating for homeworkers’ labour...

The world’s most vulnerable garment workers aren’t in factories – and global brands need to step up to protect them

Workers at the bottom of the garment supply chain — subcontracted homeworkers, mostly women, who stitch from homes for some of the leading...

Las personas trabajadoras textiles más vulnerables no trabajan en fábricas: Las marcas mundiales deberían protegerlas

Las personas trabajadoras en la parte inferior de la cadena de suministro textil (trabajadoras subcontratadas, en su mayoría mujeres, que...