This article explores the rise of worker-driven social responsibility (WSR) initiatives to combat labour and human rights abuse in global supply chains. We focus on the Dindigul Agreement, a pioneering WSR agreement …
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Turning Up the Heat: The Right to Strike and the Climate Crisis
The negative impacts of climate change on the world of work around the world are serious and certain to worsen. Further, the actions needed to mitigate and adapt to these …
Addressing Worker Safety and Health Through the Lens of Strategic Enforcement—Part 2
“Ensuring the safety and health of workers in this country, who are employed at millions of workplaces presenting a dizzying array of hazards, is beyond daunting. And yet, it is …
Varieties of AI Regulations: The United States Perspective
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Digital Labor Platforms as Machines of Production
Debate about the regulation of “digital labor platforms” abounds globally among scholars, legislators, and other analysts concerned about the future of work(ers). In 2024, the European Parliament passed a first-of-its …
The European Green Deal: climate action, social impacts and just transition safeguards
The European Green Deal (EGD) is a growth strategy that seeks to combine climate action with economic stimuli. Climate action, however, inevitably creates winners and losers, at least in the …
Domino Dancing: Mutuality of Obligation and Determining Employment Status in Ireland
It has taken a while, but what has been described as the first ‘gig economy’ case has been decided by the Irish Supreme Court. Although the case did not involve …
Where do we stand with the inclusion of vulnerable workers in the European labour market? Trade unions’ new and old objectives compared
“The essay investigates the role played, or that could be played, by trade unions for the inclusion of vulnerable workers in employment, in the wake of a recent propensity for diversity, …
Digital Labor Platforms as Machines of Production
“Debate about the regulation of “digital labor platforms” abounds globally among scholars, legislators, and other analysts concerned about the future of work(ers). In 2024, the European Parliament passed a first-of-its …
‘Migration, migrant work(ers) and the gig economy’
“The term ‘gig economy’ typically denotes task-based work conducted outside of a formal employment relationship, often paid per task and to various degrees governed by digital platforms (Woodcock and Graham, …
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