Programme: Law Programme

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...

Challenging the Legal Boundaries of Work Regulation

Abstract: Focusing on paid work that blurs traditional legal boundaries and the challenge this poses to traditional forms of labour regulation,...

Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: A Review of Literature

Legal and Policy Tools to Meet Informal Workers Demands: Lessons from India

This brief draws on a two-year Indian study detailing how legal and policy tools have been used or can be used to address the diverse concerns...

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.

Decent Work for Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains Platform of Demands

Advocacy MaterialThousands of homeworkers contributed, directly or indirectly, to the demands contained in this Platform.

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...

Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 — The Domestic Workers’ Convention