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Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law is a research and teaching center devoted to the development of an understanding of labor law at the University of Melbourne. The Center’s website describes the activities of the Center and contains links to several databases that are of interest to...
This document contains a list of the local laws regarding curbside refuse and recycling collection services provided by the City of Buffalo.
From the book, The Idea of Labour Law . The book articulates a new way of conceptualizing labor law and its future by some of the world's leading labor scholars
This report examines legal capacity building activities with home-based workers, street vendors and domestic workers from the Law and Informality Project for different regions of India where the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is active.
Waste pickers have won several legal actions in Latin America over the past two decades. This edition looks at the lessons learned.
In many parts of the Global South—especially in Latin America—urban social movements have invoked the Right to the City as a slogan to advocate for and further a host of progressive claims and alternative visions of urban development. But what is the scope of such a right in law? And how might...
Toronto, Canada Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The Labour Law Research Network (LLRN) Conference is held every two years and is one of the most important events to gather labour law scholars, researchers, and activists. LLRN’s third conference took place at the University of Toronto...
August 2020 This edition of Law and Informality Insights analyzes the COVID-19 laws with an informal worker lens, with a particular focus on domestic workers and street vendors. The COVID-19 pandemic could be a turning point for the recognition of informal work. Have lawmakers recognized informal...
From the publisher: "The editors’ substantive introduction and the specially commissioned chapters in the Handbook explore the emergence of transnational labour law as a field, along with its contested contours. The expansion of traditional legal methods, such as treaties, is juxtaposed with the...
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Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.