Region: United States of America

Domestic Employees Act, 1961

This act outlines the conditions of employment for domestic workers in Barbados.

Sidewalk Vending District Program

This report outlines the history of the City’s Sidewalk Vending Program, in Los Angeles, the City’s Existing Sidewalk Vending Law, comparative...

Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers: ITUC/UN Women Briefing Kit

Based on personal testimonies from Bolivia, the State of New York, USA, the Philippines and South Africa, the ITUC-UN Women briefing kit...

Labour (Keeping of Records) Regulations, 1986 (Belize)

The regulation outlines the information required to be kept by every employer pursuant, in respect of every worker employed by him

Street Vending Regulations in New York City- an-Overview

This pamphlet provides an overview of Street Vending Regulations in New York City.

Immigrant Nation

“Immigrant Nation” is an online interactive documentary beginning Summer 2013. The first video is about a domestic worker and...

Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service

This final rule revises the duties that fall within the term companionship and the major effect is that more domestic service workers will...

Street Vendors Unite: Recommendations for Improving the Regulations on Street Vending in New York City

This paper outlines modest proposals for improving the regulations on street vending in New York City, developed with and on behalf of the...

63rd Commission on the Status of Women

• March 11, 2019 - March 22, 2019

CSW63 UN Headquarters, New York Representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gathered at the UN headquarters...

UN HLP Report Presentation to Secretary-General

• September 22, 2016

During the 71st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the UN High-Level Panel for Women’s Economic Empowerment (UN...