In Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2592 (KB) a jurisdictional challenge on forum non conveniens grounds in allegations of forced labour at Dyson’s Malaysian Supplier, was successful. The …
In Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2592 (KB) a jurisdictional challenge on forum non conveniens grounds in allegations of forced labour at Dyson’s Malaysian Supplier, was successful. The …
Since the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (“Guidelines”) were first recommended by the OECD in 1976, trade unions understood the employment and industrial relations standards to be consistent with ILO …
“Shawnika Howell has been a nurse for 13 years, primarily in long-term care, but around the time of the winter 2021 COVID-19 surge, she decided to find some extra work …
“This Special Issue of Anti-Trafficking Review examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of low-wage, migrant, and informal workers. With contributions from Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Europe, Nigeria, …
“On September 14, 2023, a Brazilian labor judge found that Uber drivers in Brazil are employees and ordered the company to pay two hundred million dollars in punitive damages for their long-term …
“The National Labor Relations Board issued two complementary decisions on August 26, 2023, with a view to facilitating the collective bargaining process, the capstone of what amounted to an energetic and exciting week at the …
On June 1, the Supreme Court issued a significant decision against the labor movement in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local Union No. 174. In an 8–1 split, the Court found that …
Last Friday, the National Labor Relations Board released its most important ruling in many decades. In a party-line decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, the Board ruled that when a majority of …
This edition of Law & Informality Insights describes WIEGO’s strategies to articulate the working conditions of waste pickers as human rights violations and to draw to this the attention of the Inter-American Commission …
Dangers ahead for the platform-work directive
Platform companies, such as Uber, Deliveroo or Airbnb, are facing a tumultuous future. They have grown at astronomical speeds without having to care about profitability, thanks to the venture capital …