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Street vendors have few legal protections in South Africa. As they are not employees the basic rights of labour law do not apply to them even in a formal sense. This resource argues that the non-labour regulation under which they operate is often inappropriate to their situation and/or improperly...
Street vending is not only a source of self-employment to the poor in cities and towns but also a means to provide ‘affordable’ as well as ‘convenient’ services to majority of the urban population”. This paper examines Laws and Legal Issues pertaining to Street Vendors in India.
In India, issues and rights of home-based workers have remained largely unaddressed in policies and programmes. Most of the labour laws are designed for the protection of wages and working conditions of workers in the organized (formal) sector. This resource examines laws and legal issues pertaining...
Abstract: A substantial majority of non-agricultural workers in a developing country such as Cameroon engage in legal businesses below the governmental radar, that is, in the informal sector. Because that segment of the Sub-Saharan economy is critical to subsistence within the region, and because...
This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact the work of street vendors, kayayei (headload porters), and domestic workers.
This final rule revises the duties that fall within the term companionship and the major effect is that more domestic service workers will be protected by the FLSA’s minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions.
In October 2013, law enforcement officers of the City of Johannesburg forcibly evicted over 6,000 street traders from a 24-block area in the City’s central business district. This case study details how over 2,000 street traders and their organizations in inner-city Johannesburg, aided and supported...
This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact the work of street vendors, kayayei (headload porters), and domestic workers.
This report documents the results of a discussion to identify and address laws that impact the work of street vendors, kayayei (headload porters), and domestic workers.
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.