Uber Eats couriers in the canton of Geneva will now work as employees. Unia calls on Uber Eats to obey the law throughout Switzerland, and to treat all those it …
The Right to Privacy, Surveillance-by-Software and the “Home-Workplace”
“One of the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon the world of work is likely to be a move away from the traditional workplace. In some sectors, such as …
The UK’s role in the clothing industry has to change, or abuses will continue
Despite decades of undercover investigations into and analysis of the UK’s textile industry, and parliamentary reports on human rights abuses and sustainability, the latest evidence of factories in Leicester that may have been paying workers well below the …
Union takes Deliveroo to court, demanding contracts and back pay
Trade union federation FNV is taking meal delivery company Deliveroo to court for a second time, this time to demand a permanent contract for two delivery workers, and back pay. …
Sweeping labour reforms go ahead in Georgia despite opposition from business groups
Georgia’s parliament is set to pass a package of sweeping reforms to labour regulations in the country despite facing opposition from business groups. The amendments, which passed their second reading …
‘It was like jail’: Domestic workers face cycle of exploitation in lockdown London
Despite the lifting of lockdown restrictions in the United Kingdom, Rosa* still barely leaves her friend’s house, where she has been staying since March. “It’s very difficult. If another wave [comes], …
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Once working people mobilise, as they have done in Belarus, change is inevitable
“Workers in Belarus are demanding democracy. If President Aleksandr Lukashenko, often (rather optimistically) referred to by the media as ‘Europe’s last dictator’, ever had the real support of the people …