Legal Empowerment

Informal Economic Strategies: Advocacy For Street Vendors In Brazil

This paper is an introduction to informal labor; the politico-territorial characteristics of street vendor commerce in the city of Sao Paolo;...

The Diffusion of Rights: From Law on the Books to Organizational Rights Practices

Toward a Decent Work Regime for Informal Employment in Ghana: Some Preliminary Considerations

Introduction: Labor Law and Development-Perspectives on Labor Regulation in Africa and the African DiasporaComparative Labor Law and Policy Journal

IDRC Final Report: Legal Empowerment of the Working Poor

Summary of three-country study of law and the working poor, funded by IDRC (November 2011-March 2013)

The Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention and Recommendation, 2011

Review of the development and early stages of adoption of the ILO Convention on Domestic Workers.  Resource is subscription only.

The Constitutional Parameters of New York State’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Beyond Standard Setting: A Study of ILO Technical Cooperation on Regional Labor Law Reform in West and Central AfricaComparative Labor Law and Policy Journal

Report on Domestic Workers in Ghana

Overview of the domestic worker sector in Ghana

Precarious Migrant Status and Precarious Employment: The Paradox of International Rights for Migrant Workers

Discusses the challenges of using international law to protect the rights of precariously-employed migrant workers.  The author concludes...