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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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Más allá de la automatización: la ley y la economía política del cambio tecnológico en el lugar de trabajo

Este artículo describe la relación entre las tecnologías de la información avanzadas, las normas de la legislación laboral y las normas laborales. Basado en una revisión detallada de las capacidades de las tecnologías existentes, argumenta que la automatización ...

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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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Mujeres en movimiento en un clima cambiante: un documento de debate sobre género, clima y movilidad

Los efectos repentinos y lentos del cambio climático, en combinación con otros factores socioeconómicos, políticos y ambientales, se encuentran entre los principales impulsores del movimiento humano. La movilidad relacionada con el clima puede tomar muchas formas. ...

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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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Resolución de la ONU: Protección de los derechos de los trabajadores expuestos a sustancias y desechos peligrosos.

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