The workplace benefits historically marginalized groups enjoy from unionization are well-documented. For example, according to 2019 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unionized female employees earn 29% more than …
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A Brief History of the Gig
“In early 2012, San Francisco taxi drivers began to raise the alarm at organizing meetings and city hearings about “bandit tech cabs” pilfering their fares. “I’ll sit at a hotel …
Modi’s asked Indian firms to ‘be kind’ amid lockdown but many workers have not been paid their wages
“At least three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court demanding that companies be given the freedom to fire or furlough employees. Mysore-based Hazira, 26, who goes by one …
Protecting Whistleblowers under COVID-19: A Proposal for “Preclearance” for Termination
“Across the country, essential workers — healthcare workers, janitors, grocery workers, delivery drivers, and others — are protesting dangerous working conditions under COVID-19. In response, employers in various sectors are retaliating against and even firing workers who raise internal complaints …
Age discrimination in a pandemic: COVID-19 and inequality at work
“COVID-19 is fundamentally reshaping the economy and world of work. Mass layoffs – in tourism, bars, clubs, cafes and restaurants, cinemas and casinos, but also increasingly in professional services – …
Nevsun Resources Ltd. V. Araya Requires Rethinking Alternate Frameworks for Accountability of TNC’s
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, allowed for a claim to be filed against a Canadian company for human rights violations and breaches of …
Something for Europeans to celebrate – a new social contract begins to emerge?
“COVID-19 has exposed the shortcomings for many companies denying responsibility for their workers, using tax havens and left without operating reserves to respect wages and supply chain orders due to …
A Brief History of the Gig
In early 2012, San Francisco taxi drivers began to raise the alarm at organizing meetings and city hearings about “bandit tech cabs” pilfering their fares. “I’ll sit at a hotel …
Shelter From the Storm
“For many of us, our main contribution to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is staying home. Many governors have issued orders to “shelter in place,” borrowing the term from …
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Desafíos de la Covid-19 en América Latina: la región más desigual del mundo”
“Un artículo reciente de una periodista paraguaya citaba a varias personas que reaccionaron negativamente a un mensaje viral en Twitter en el que se capturaba a un adolescente de 14 años …