ILAW Network

Court of appeal decision threatens right to strike in Belgium

An appeals court in Belgium has upheld the conviction of trade unionist Bruno Verlaeckt for his role in a demonstration in Antwerp three years ago. The ruling on 26 June …

Employment Relationship, Trade Union Rights

Local Labor Laws Apply to Ryanair Employees: Belgian Court

Belgium’s labor laws can apply to Ryanair employees based in the country, a local court ruled on Friday, in a case that could set a precedent elsewhere in Europe and …

Employment Relationship

Uber banned by Brussels judge

The service was declared illegal by the Dutch-speaking tribunal of commerce in the capital. The ruling applies in general, regardless of language considerations. The court ruled that the law permitted only taxi …

Transnational Bargaining

Collective Labour Agreement – Ryanair and two Cabin Crew unions (CNE-CSC & LBC-NVK)

Attached is the Collective Labour Agreement between low fare airline Ryanair and two of its Cabin Crew unions, CNE-CSC & LBC-NVK. The agreement recognizes that workers whose home base is …

CNE-CSC, Darrell Hughes, LBC-NVK

Transnational Bargaining

Ryanair to cancel nearly 200 flights in latest strike action

Ryanair has cancelled 190 of its 2,400 scheduled flights on Friday blaming strikes by cabin crew based in Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy and Germany. The Irish airline, which has …

Informal Economy

The Employment Status of Uber Drivers A Comparative Report Prepared For The Social Law Project, University Of The Western Cape

Oxford Pro Bono Publico University sponsored research project from 2017 highlighting the status of Uber drivers in a variety of jurisdictions with a comparison between drivers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, …

Sandra Fredman

Supply Chains

Sustainability of Global and Local Food Value Chains: An Empirical Comparison of Peruvian and Belgian Asparagus

In this article the authors provide an analysis regarding the impact that global asparagus chains have had in Peru and Belgium, comparing the effects in both countries. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/4/344/htm

Bernd Annaert, Erik Mathijs, Jane Schwarz, Miet Maertens, Monica Schuster

Trade Union Rights

NATIONAL UNION OF BELGIAN POLICE v. BELGIUM

The applicant trade union complained that the Belgian Government had not recognised it as one of the most representative organisations which the Ministry of the Interior was required by law …