Slavery, servitude, and forced labour (ECtHR Fact Sheet)

Here is a fact sheet summarizing cases from the European Court of Human Rights on the prohibition of slavery and forced labour.  

ILAW Network Sends Letter to Ukraine Government Expressing Serious Concerns Regarding Amendments to the Trade Union Law

“On behalf of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network, which is comprised of over 400 labour lawyers and scholars in over 50 countries, including Ukraine, we write to express …

Italy: Milan Court Decision on UberEats

The full decision is in Italian: ordinanza tribuanle milano Uber eats This decision finds that Uber is using recruitment agencies and taking advantage of minority and vulnerable communities to join …

Caporalato sui rider di Uber Eats»: commissariata Uber Italia

A court in Milan, Italia has placed Uber Italia under special administration over alleged gangmaster offences. Uber is accused of using manpower agencies to recruit vulnerable migrant workers and asylum …

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ETUC Briefing Note: RETURN TO THE WORKPLACE MEASURES AND THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW LABOUR

This briefing note by the ETUC focuses on the fact that COVID-19 should be considered an occupational disease, and what measures should be taken to ensure workers returning to work …

Anti-union draft law in Ukraine

On 27th of May, the Parliamentary Committee on Social policy and protection of veterans recommended to vote in 1st reading draft law #2681 that will dramatically narrow the freedom of …

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Kazakhstan Reforms Protest Law Amid Tough Criticism From Rights Groups

Kazakhstan has reformed laws on strictly controlled peaceful assembly that critics say fall short of international human rights standards and amount to window dressing. Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev signed legislation …

COVID-19 classified as occupational accident in Italy

Click here to view a PDF of this update. Dear Comrades and Colleagues, We wish to give you an additional update regarding the official classification of Covid-19 as work-related accident …

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Renault Sandouville : la justice donne raison à la CGT, la santé et la vie ne se négocient pas

Depuis la décision du tribunal judiciaire du Havre du 7 mai 2020, c’est un déferlement idéologique d’une rare brutalité à laquelle on assiste de la part de certains syndicats de …

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France: Renault Sandouville Decision

In an urgent request, a judge ordered Renault SA  and its factory in Sandouville (in the North, in Le Havre) to stop its plans to restart activities after the lockdown …

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