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This is the primary human rights agreement for members of the Organisation of American States (OAS). It includes the right to life, right to personal liberty, right to fair trial, right to compensation when rights are violated, freedom of assembly and association, right to property.
This Employment Ordinance provides for the protection of the wages of employees, to regulate general conditions of employment and employment agencies.
This United Nation's International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognises a number of key rights. The rights embodied in the Covenant include the right to work, the right to decent working conditions, a decent living, formation of trade unions, collective bargaining, social...
This United Nation's International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognises a number of key rights. The rights embodied in the Covenant include the right to work, the right to decent working conditions, a decent living, formation of trade unions, collective bargaining, social...
This Convention seeks to adopt certain proposals concerning employment policy, with a view to stimulating economic growth and development, raising levels of living, meeting manpower requirements and overcoming unemployment and under-employment, by proposing that each member state shall declare and...
This Act makes provisions that shall apply to the employment relationship of employees who provide domestic services for their employer or members of such employer’s household, regardless of whether or not they are residing in the employer’s household.
This act outlines the conditions of employment for domestic workers in Barbados.
This document is a subsidiary regulation of the Township Act and it outlines the the regulations, rules, by-laws and codes on the establishment of cities, townships and town councils in different parts of Botswana, as well as the by-laws that regulate activities in these areas- which includes...
Part of the ILO's eight core Conventions, this Convention provides the definition of discrimination. Discrimination is defined as any distinction, exclusion or preference made on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, which has the effect...
Part of ILO's core Convention, this Convention abolishes forced or compulsory labour.
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.