Law Programme

Nurturing a culture of compliance with domestic workers’ rights in South Africa

“I carry people and goods across the border for a living”

Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades.

Social regionalism in the Southern Africa Development Community: The international, regional and national interplay of labour alternative dispute resolution mechanisms

Abstract: The Southern African Development Community region (SADC) has seen a trend toward applying Alternative Dispute Settlement (ADR)...

Poverty, Legal Empowerment and Informal Business in South Africa

Procurement Policy Subversion in Contracts Between South African Retailers and Suppliers

Abstract: This chapter focuses on tensions and regulatory gaps impacting public procurement reform in the private sector (supply chain) doing...

Using Administrative Law to Secure Informal Livelihoods: Lessons from South Africa

Although informal workers make up the broad base of the work force in many countries, legal frameworks often fail to protect and support...

Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries

Bibliography on Law and Informality

Bibliography (with links) to articles, books, and other academic resources on law and the informal economy.

Bibliography on Law and Domestic Work

Books and journal articles on law and domestic work, with an emphasis on legal changes around the ratification and implementation of ILO...

Bibliography on Street Vending and the Law

Academic resources on street vending and the law, with links.