An elusive justice—holding parent companies accountable for human rights abuse

A UK judgement on Shell’s operations in Nigeria yet again shows the need to prevent powerful multinationals hiding behind their subsidiaries to dodge accountability for human rights abuses. https://www.openglobalrights.org/elusive-justice-holding-parent-companies-accountable-for-human-rights-ab/

UK:”Collection: Certification Officer decisions: breach of union rules”

On this webpage, United Kingdom’s (“U.K.”) Government’s Certification Officer, who is the head of the Certification Office for Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations, publishes final decisions on complaints filed by …

Dewhurst v Citysprint UK Ltd

The Central London Employment Tribunal found that Dewhurst, a cycle courier, was a worker within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act. As such, the employer, a same day courier …

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Les syndicats dans les entreprises automobiles transnationales en Russie et en Slovaquie: perspectives du pouvoir de la classe ouvrière

Ce document traite d'un problème de pouvoir de négociation des travailleurs russes en utilisant un exemple d'usine VW dans la région de Kaluga. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0959680116676718 (en anglais)

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Manuel sur l'évaluation des dispositions relatives au travail dans les accords en matière de commerce et d'investissement

Un manuel de l'OIT de 2017 fournit des informations pratiques dans un format adapté à un public non spécialisé, mettant l'accent sur différentes approches en ce qui concerne le contenu et les mécanismes de mise en œuvre des dispositions relatives au travail (y compris la coopération technique…

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Labor Migration from China to Europe: Scope and Potential

The report aims to enhance the understanding of the scope, opportunities, and challenges of labor migration from China to the EU; promote sound policies and practices; reduce the vulnerability of …

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Conflits collectifs de travail et grèves en Russie: conséquences des précédents judiciaires et de leur application

Cet article examine la législation et les mécanismes russes régissant les manifestations, conflits et grèves du travail, ainsi que l'approche des tribunaux en matière de conflits du travail collectifs et de grèves en Russie (en particulier le…

Article “Discrimination Damages – Promoting or Preventing Access to Justice?”

A central aim of Swedish (and EU) labor law is to combat unlawful discrimination in the workplace and critical to this aim is ensuring that claimants are able to obtain …

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Sweden: Article “Atypical Work in the Digital Age – Outline of a Trade Union Strategy for the Gig Economy”

This article considers the trend towards more uncertain forms of employment in the gig-economy and the challenges this presents for trade unions. The article outlines a union strategy to respond …

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EU, Germany: The Law Concerning the Election of Employee’s Representatives in Company Bodies (Report in light of the CJEU case Konrad Erzberger v TUI AG, C 566/15)

This report discusses a current case referred by German court to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in relation to workers’ participation in the supervisory boards in an international company …

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