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R (IWGB) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions et al

This was an application for judicial review brought by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) which argued that EU Directives on health and safety, which had been transposed …

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COVID-19 and the Intensification of the GCC Workforce Nationalization Policies

“Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments have intensified their efforts to nationalize their workforce in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting economic contraction. These policies will have a wide-ranging …

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Trade unions and civil society are pushing for ambitious climate action in Scotland

“As Glasgow prepares to host COP26, the UN climate summit in November 2021, Scotland will take centre stage in the global power struggle surrounding if and how the world takes …

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A fascinating chapter in the “gig” saga. How to deliver decent work to platform workers in Italy?

This paper has been prepared for the Peer Review on “Platform Work” within the framework of the Mutual Learning Programme. It provides a comparative assessment of the policy example of …

From a ‘Moral Commentator’ to a ‘Determined Actor’? How the International Labour Organization (ILO) Orchestrates the Field of International Industrial Relations

“Collective action on the part of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has always been dependent on the ability of the International Labour Office, the permanent secretariat of the ILO, to …

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Who gets reformed, capital or labour? The challenges to Indian labour during the pandemic and times ahead

“The International Labour Organization (ILO) reports that about 400 million people who belong to the massive informal workforce which constitutes 90% of India’s workers fell into poverty during Covid-19 (ILO, …

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Implications of CETA and TTIP on Social Standards

“The impact on European social standards of the trade agreements CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) and TTIP (Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) has become the subject of a broad …

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International Framework Agreements

New Developments through Better Implementation on the Basis of an Analysis of the Bangladesh Accord and the Indonesian Freedom of Association Protocol “When the negative outcome of globalization in the …

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NEW DRAFT LAW DEALS A MAJOR BLOW TO UKRAINE’S GIG WORKERS

“On November 2, 2020, a group of MPs submitted a draft law No.4303 “On promoting the development of digital economy in Ukraine”. In Labor Initiatives lawyers` opinion, this draft law …

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IMPORTANDO LA LIBERTAD – Utilizando la Ley de Aranceles de EEUU para combatir el trabajo forzado en las cadenas de suministro

El Human Trafficking Legal Center [Centro Legal de Trata de Personas] busca asegurar que sus recursos se encuentren disponibles en varios idiomas. Nuestra Guía Práctica, Importando la libertad: Utilizando la …

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