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ILO Working Paper: A Global Fund for Social Protection

Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds  “The recent social, ecological and economic crises have not only revealed the gaps in social protection systems across …

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UNHRC Resloution: Centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective

In a resolution on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective, the UN Human Rights Council decided to request the High Commissioner for Human Rights to …

What Happens When Nurses Are Hired Like Ubers

“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 …

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Special Issue – COVID-19: Labour, Migration, and Exploitation

“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, …

THE LATEST US EXPORT TO BRAZIL? LEGALIZED LABOR EXPLOITATION

“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 …

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Building Worker Power in Global Supply Chains: Lessons from Apparel, Cocoa, and Seafood

“This working paper is about the campaigners and worker organizers in the global South and North who have challenged the persistent lack of government and corporate accountability for workers’ rights …

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Initial Assessment Report for a complaint filed by a coalition of 28 organizations about the activities of Levis Strauss & Co. (Canada) Inc.

The complaint alleges that Levi Strauss has commercial relationships with a Chinese company that is identified as using Uyghur forced labour — Jiangsu Guotai Guosheng. In order to address the …

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ASSOCIATION FOR THE RIGHTS OF HOUSEHOLD AND FARM WORKERS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

This strategic litigation case is a highly significant one, both historically and globally. Canada and the world’s development are increasingly associated with international labour (im)migration schemes. With the abolition of …

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Ethical digitalisation at work: From theory to practice

“Automation and digitisation technologies, including artificial intelligence, are rapidly evolving and becoming increasingly powerful and pervasive. The full range of their effects in the workplace is yet to be seen. …

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US: New Board Decisions Seek to Facilitate Collective Bargaining

“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 …

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