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These by-laws regulate hawking and street vending in the Ghanzi Distrcit of Botswana.
"Launched in 2016 by the ILO, the Global Flagship Programme is making social protection floors a national reality in 21 target countries" The programme publishes regular newsletters .
The General Comments do not have the same authoritative force of international law as treaties or other international legal instruments, but these commentaries on the rights enumerated in the ICESCR are considered signify- cant persuasive authority when deciding how to interpret and implement those...
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of trends in labour market outcomes of women in India based on unit level data sets of employment and unemployment surveys undertaken in 1999-2000, 2004-2005, and 2011-2012. The paper analyzes the gender differentials that exist in the employment status of...
From the publisher: " Middle India and Rural-Urban Development explores the socio-economic conditions of an ‘India’ that falls between the cracks of macro-economic analysis, sectoral research and micro-level ethnography. Its focus, the ‘middle India’ of small towns, is relatively unknown in...
em português ABSTRACTS: English VALLIN, Isabella de Carvalho. Gender and Environment: the double burden of environmental injustice in a cooperative of women of recyclable materials in São Paulo. 2016, 152. Master thesis (Master in Environmental Science) - Environmental Science Graduate Programme -...
Abstract: Millions of people worldwide work outside the law as street vendors in order to earn a living. However, they often work in fear of police evictions and confiscations since their work is in many places considered illegal. In this context, formalization (steps towards legalization) is often...
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.