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The impact of socio-legal inequality on women in the Nigerian domestic work sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This article examines the impact of socio-legal inequality on the work conditions of female domestic workers in Nigeria. Domestic work is an important aspect of productive labour and an indispensable factor that contributes ... -
International regulation of platform labor: A proposal for action
(Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, 2021)Platform-mediated work is a source of livelihood for millions of workers worldwide. However, because platforms typically classify workers as ‘independent contractors’, those workers are generally excluded from the scope ... -
Protecting platform workers: options and challenges
(Jute, 2022)The use of digital platforms as a means of organising work and creating new work opportunities (‘platform work’) is on the increase in developing as well as developed countries. The article starts from three widely-accepted ... -
Scope of protection: a retrospective and prospective overview of the protected disclosures act 2000
(Centre de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale, 2023)Following South Africa’s transition to democratic rule, numerous whistle-blowers have raised the alarm regarding corruption and improprieties at work, in both the private and public sectors. To prevent the negative ...