The False Promise of “Third-Category” Worker Laws

Over a century ago, in Lochner v. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court infamously struck down a workplace maximum hours law, suggesting that it was “an unreasonable, unnecessary and arbitrary interference” …

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India’s gig economy is failing women workers

“We will assign you jobs based on the number of hours and days that you are available to work. If you want to work for two hours, we will assign …

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US: The Workplace Technology Accountability Bill

Here is the text of the Bill to regulate employer surveillance of workers in California: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1651

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Long-term care is in crisis; building worker power is the solution

“If these two pandemic years have felt long to you, imagine what it was like for the hundreds of thousands of long-term care workers when Covid hit in nursing homes …

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PG v Ministero della Giustizia

“In its preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgement concerning the principle of non-discrimination and the improper use of fixed term contracts. In …

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Comprehensive analysis of EU Commission’s proposal for a directive on due diligence

“On 23 February 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), representing over 480 civil society, …

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ETUI: Labour rights in trade agreements: five new stories

“Labour provisions in trade agreements have been criticised for minimal effectiveness in improving employment conditions. Five recent cases point to some benefits and to the lessons on when and how labour provisions can be effective. They make a difference in particular …

European Court of Human Right: Work-Related Rights Fact Sheet

Here is the updated factsheet on work-related cases by the European Court of Human Rights: https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/fs_work_eng.pdf

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The Right to Disconnect: Emerging Issues and Ways to Overcome Them

“The blurring of the boundaries between work and life has been an issue plaguing workplaces for years. Even before the pandemic, digital technologies were impacting the confines of a workday to the office, …

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A first global mapping of rights-based climate litigation reveals a need to explore just transition cases in more depth

Annalisa Savaresi and Joana Setzer have identified more than 100 climate cases that rely on human rights arguments to promote action on climate change – but also a growing body …

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