Can workers make better decisions than CEOs?

CEOs and corporate executives may lack the skills needed to make decisions that can benefit society at large. It’s true that all of us have ‘blind spots’- areas where our …

The Fissured Worker: Personal Service Companies and Employment Rights

A personal service company (PSC) is a form of intermediary with separate legal personality used as a vehicle to provide the labour of the individual who controls the PSC. The …

FASHION’S NEXT TREND Accelerating Supply Chain Transparency in the Apparel and Footwear Industry

Transparency about supply chains in the garment and footwear industry is a rapidly growing trend. The complex network of global suppliers that apparel and footwear companies use to produce their …

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Why corporations can’t be trusted to advance human rights

China’s ongoing repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang has produced a relatively weak response from the United States and Western Europe. One suggestion from Human Rights Watch revived an old idea: Insist that multinational companies …

Despite progress gender-based violence and harassment is still a reality for global garment workers

Today marks the end of this year’s “16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence” campaign. Since its inception in the 1990s, feminist organisations, activists, and courageous individuals have tirelessly foregrounded …

HRW: Building Momentum to Hold Companies to Account

Millions of adults and children around the world suffer abuses as workers who obtain raw materials, toil on farms, and make products for the global market. They are at the …

STATUS UPDATE? WHY EMPLOYMENT STATUS IS A POLITICAL ISSUE

he question of whether a work relation is one of employment is often treated as the fundamental issue of labour law. To be characterised as an employee or worker entitles …

Negotiating Our Way Up: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN A CHANGING WORLD OF WORK

Collective bargaining systems are key and complex labour market institutions In all OECD countries, workers and employers associate to express their interests and concerns, as well as to bargain over …

The Best Way to End Modern Slavery? Enable Legal Migration

For many people around the world, the fact that December 2 is celebrated as the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery may seem like an archaic throwback. After all, …

Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (SHWP) is a universal and widespread phenomenon that affects millions of women of all social strata worldwide. It is an endemic issue that has gained …

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