‘Master and Servers’: Collective Labour Rights and Private Government in the Contemporary World of Work

This paper explores the issues of subordination and authority in the contemporary world of work as they are exacerbated by new forms of work-surveillance that track emotions and mental states …

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RONDA L. DAVIS, et al., Demandeurs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, défendeur.

[1] Incidence inégale Une catégorie d'anciens employés de l'Agence des services à l'enfance et à la famille du district de Columbia peut faire valoir qu'ils ont été mis à pied pendant une réduction…

“WHY DO YOU WANT TO REST?” ONGOING ABUSE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN QATAR

“This report looks at how the serious flaws in Qatar’s laws, policies and systems of implementation are failing the most vulnerable people in the country – the army of women …

Eight years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Pakistan, victims and their families are still fighting for justice

On 22 September 2020, almost exactly eight years after Pakistan’s worst industrial fire officially killed 264 garments workers and injured over 60 others in the commercial capital of Karachi, an anti-terrorism court …

Labour Protections for Overseas Chinese Workers: Legal Framework and Judicial Practice

The launch of China’s Belt and Road Initiative has brought attention to the dispatch of Chinese workers overseas. These vulnerable migrants are often charged high fees in China only to …

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Tirer parti du désespoir: les pratiques d'achat des marques de vêtements pendant Covid-19

Cela fait sept mois que la pandémie de Covid-19 a bouleversé les chaînes d'approvisionnement mondiales de vêtements, alors que les acheteurs ont brusquement - et rétroactivement - annulé des commandes et que les fournisseurs et les organisations de défense des droits des travailleurs ont appelé…

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Earth’s New Gilded Era

The world is getting hotter, and the divide between rich and poor is getting bigger. Consider the cantaloupe. It’s a decent melon. If you, like me, are the sort who constantly …

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No #MeToo pour les femmes comme nous »Mauvaise application de la loi indienne sur le harcèlement sexuel

«En 1992, Bhanwari Devi, une travailleuse sociale du gouvernement dans l'État du Rajasthan, dans le nord de l'Inde, a été violée en groupe devant son mari par des voisins de caste supérieurs irrités par ses efforts ...

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EUROPEAN SOCIAL DIALOGUE IN THE COURT OF JUSTICE: An Amicus curiae workshop on the EPSU case

The General Court ruling in the EPSU case has been considered by the majority of legal doctrine as highly unsatisfactory in its results, as well as poorly supported in its …

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Economies of care or abuse? COMPANY BEHAVIOUR IN MEXICO DURING COVID-19

“The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities and human rights abuses in Mexico. The response of federal and local governments as well as business have been widely discussed in the …

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