Theme: Protecting Human Rights in Informal Employment

Protecting Human Rights in Informal Employment

Waste Pickers and Human Rights

ILO estimates indicate that close to 20 million people worldwide earn their living from recycling waste. Many work as waste pickers who gather...

Human rights violations signal urgent need to improve waste pickers’ working conditions in Latin America

For waste pickers, harassment is a part of daily life, also before the pandemic. Our reports on human rights in Latin America serve as a...

Mexico City Recognizes the Rights of Informal Waste Pickers

On July 15th 2016, Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued Recommendation 7/2016, named “Omissions in Mexico City’s urban solid...

Every Pair Tells a Story: Report on a Survey of Homeworking and Subcontracting Chains in Six Countries of the European Union

The six countries included in the report are Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands.

Realizing Rights for Homeworkers: An Analysis of Governance Mechanisms

Carr Centre Discussion PaperAbstract: Following the Rana Plaza factory fires four years ago, the labour rights violations in global supply...

Using South Africa’s Administrative Law to Protect the Rights of Informal Workers

This booklet was designed for informal workers (especially street vendors and waste pickers) who work in public space in South Africa. It...