All posts in Legal Empowerment
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May 01 2023
WIEGO in the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF)
- May 1, 2023 - May 6, 2023
- Dakar, Sénégal
Global Position Paper from Organizations of Workers in the Informal Economy ILC 110th Session – General discussion on Social and Solidarity...
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Law & Informality Insights
Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America
Waste pickers have won several legal actions in Latin America over the past two decades. This edition looks at the lessons learned.
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Organizing Briefs
The Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in Pakistan
This brief discusses the struggle of home-based workers in Pakistan to realize the rights enshrined in the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act of...
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Law & Informality Insights
A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link: Strategies for International Supply Chain Legislation to Include Homeworkers
This publication – A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link: Strategies for International Supply Chain Legislation to Include Homeworkers...
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Journal Articles
Book Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future
Released in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by...
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Jul 19 2022
Transforming the traditional social contract: Reflections from “Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South”
- July 19, 2022
- Online
On July 19, 2022, WIEGO will launch the new volume, Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South, where the editors and contributors...
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Access to Public Space June 13, 2022India’s Street Vendor Protection Act: Good on Paper But Is It Working?
India’s Street Vendor Protection Act was enacted after a long struggle and is widely lauded, yet a close look nearly a decade later shows...
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Law & Informality Insights
Social Movement Lawyering: A Reflection on the Nature of Law and Lawyering Through the Lens of Informal Workers
Applying insights from critical legal studies, this issue of Law and Informality Insights explores how informal workers use the law to resolve...
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Resource Documents
Social Protection for Self-Employed Informal Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A rights-based assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis
Informal workers make up a large proportion of the “missing middle” in social protection – those who are not considered vulnerable enough...
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Feb 25 2022
A chain is as strong as its weakest link: Why EU mandatory due diligence legislation must include homeworkers
- February 25, 2022
- Online
Watch this 90-minute discussion, which makes the case for homeworkers to be included in EU legislation and corporate due diligence. This...
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