Theme: Legal Empowerment

Informality, Illegality, and Inequality

Bringing Formal Business Laws to Cameroon’s Informal Sector: Lessons and Cautions from the Tax Law ExampleWashington University Global Studies Law Review

Abstract: A substantial majority of non-agricultural workers in a developing country such as Cameroon engage in legal businesses below the...

Representing the part-time and contingent workforce: Challenges for unions and public policy

Human Rights for Precarious Workers: The Legislative Precariousness of Domestic Labor

Researching Barriers to Access to Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households

Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases

Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...

Challenging the Legal Boundaries of Work Regulation

Abstract: Focusing on paid work that blurs traditional legal boundaries and the challenge this poses to traditional forms of labour regulation,...

Domestic Work, Unpaid Work and Wage Rates

A comprehensive law for domestic workers in India covering all aspects of their working conditions is yet to come. However, the debate on...

Work Like Any Other, Work Like No Other: Establishing Decent Work for Domestic Workers

In anticipation of the implementation of the ILO Convention on the Rights of Domestic Workers, analyzes the unique challenges of creating...

Employment Relationships and Working Conditions in an IKEA Rattan Supply Chain

The report on Employment Relationships and Working Conditions in an IKEA Rattan Supply Chain aims to contribute to the global debate and...