According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the economic and labour crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could see the number of people unemployed globally soar to almost 25 million. …
New labor law could threaten workers’ rights, but state firms happy
Ukrainian employers – especially the country’s largest state-owned enterprises – would like the current labor code replaced so that they can fire and hire workers much more easily. They say …
Fact Sheet: Worker-Related Rights Decisions from European Court of Human Rights
This factsheet provides brief summaries of cases and decisions made by the European Court of Human Rights on worker-related rights issues.
Nigeria: TOAN v. Registered Trustees of Tricycles Owners
Please find the decision from the National Industrial Court (Lagos): TOAN V REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF TRICYCLES OWNERS This decision recognizes that under Nigerian law, organisations registered as Incorporrated Trusteeship under …
COVID-19 - tempo para governos, marcas e empregadores protegerem a cadeia de suprimentos e os trabalhadores precários de dificuldades e infecções
À medida que os impactos econômicos e de direitos humanos do surto de COVID-19 são vistos, estamos novamente vendo trabalhadores da cadeia de suprimentos e da linha de frente, ao lado daqueles em empregos precários e informais,…
Gabinete da Ucrânia retira minuta do Código do Trabalho
O Gabinete de Ministros da Ucrânia retirou o projeto de lei nº 2708 sobre trabalho, que estava planejado para introduzir um novo Código do Trabalho em ação. Isto é afirmado no cartão…
The Case for Universal Labor and Employment Rights
Working people in the United States are fragmented by race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and status. We are also stratified by the law itself—specifically the extent to which we are entitled …
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Free Speech and Strike Action
Two UK law professors, Alan Bogg and Virginia Mantouvalou, published an article in the UK Labour Law Blog discussing how the exercise of the right to strike is fundamentally an …