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The Double Standard at Work: EUROPEAN CORPORATE INVESTMENT AND WORKERS’ RIGHTS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH

Multinational corporations based in Europe have accelerated their foreign direct investment in the Southern states of the United States in the past quarter-century. Some companies honor workers’ freedom of association, …

Unprecedented: The Trump NLRB’s attack on workers’ rights

Under the Trump administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has systematically rolled back workers’ rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining with their employers, to the detriment …

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Jenseits der Automatisierung: Das Gesetz und die politische Ökonomie des technologischen Wandels am Arbeitsplatz

Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Beziehung zwischen fortgeschrittenen Informationstechnologien, arbeitsrechtlichen Vorschriften und Arbeitsnormen. Basierend auf einer detaillierten Überprüfung der Kapazitäten vorhandener Technologien wird argumentiert, dass Automatisierung…

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Informal Employment, New Forms of Work and Enforcement of Labour Rights

The informal employment question is, first of all, a major challenge for economies and labour markets throughout the world. More than 60 per cent of the world’s employed population are …

UK: Jordi Casamitjana v. the League Against Cruel Sports

Casamitjana was fired after he had alerted co-workers to the fact that their employer’s pension fund invested in companies that engaged in animal testing and that other “ethical” pension funds …

Protecting migrant construction workers: What can we learn from China, EU, US and Latin America?

This is the third in a series of papers addressing the issue of late, partial or non-payment of wages to migrant construction workers. Our work has a specific focus on …

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Due diligence in Tamil Nadu leather footwear manufacture

This report summarises key findings from a collaborative due diligence process in leather footwear manufacture in Tamil Nadu carried out by Homeworkers Worldwide [HWW] and Cividep India, in conjunction with …

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Frauen in Bewegung in einem sich wandelnden Klima: Ein Diskussionspapier zu Gender, Klima und Mobilität

Die plötzlichen und langsamen Auswirkungen des Klimawandels - in Kombination mit anderen sozioökonomischen, politischen und umweltbezogenen Faktoren - gehören zu den wichtigsten Triebkräften der menschlichen Bewegung. Klimabezogene Mobilität kann viele Formen annehmen. …

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The Health of Nepali Migrants in India: A Qualitative Study of Lifestyles and Risks

The study discusses the challenges that Nepali migrant laborers face in India. The study is based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with Nepali migrant workers in two cities …

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UN-Resolution: Schutz der Rechte von Arbeitnehmern, die gefährlichen Stoffen und Abfällen ausgesetzt sind

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