All posts in Legal Empowerment
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WIEGO Network Newsletters
Law and the Informal Economy Newsletter, March 2018 issue
Law is essential to improving livelihoods and lives. Legal frameworks, however, are designed for the formal economy. Too often, laws fail...
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Legal Instruments
Court Case: Gainda Ram & Ors v Municipal Corp. of Delhi (India)
Supreme Court of India case concerning the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors
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Legal Instruments
Government Resource: Hong Kong Hawker Control
Overview of laws and policies governing hawkers in Hong Kong, China
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Stories/Case Studies
Case Study: Mrs Chaweewan Boonmee (Sewing Work)
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Fact Sheets/Infographics
WIEGO’s Law and Informality Work
Document in English, French, and Spanish.
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Legal Instruments
Ley No 27597: Que Modifica Ley 27475 Lustrabotas, Perú 2001
Ley No 27597: Que Modifica Ley 27475 Lustrabotas, Perú 2001
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Legal Instruments
Ley General No 27314
Ley General de Residuos Sólidos en Perú
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Toolkits and Guides
Domestic Worker Manual – South Africa
This manual was developed to help domestic workers to understand their rights and to develop strategies for protecting and advancing those...
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External Blog Posts/Op Eds
Nexos – Blog de la redacción: La contradicción de Mancera sobre el salario mínimo
El primer de mayo de 2014, día internacional del trabajo, el Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Miguel Ángel Mancera, hizo un “llamado...
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Legal Instruments
The Employment Ordinance of Hong Kong, 1968
This Employment Ordinance provides for the protection of the wages of employees, to regulate general conditions of employment and employment...
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