En un primer momento el boletín analiza si el teletrabajo realmente ha venido para instalarse y los intereses contrapuestos detrás de este discurso. A continuación, se examinan las legislaciones nacionales en la materia y …
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Investments in social protection and their impacts on economic growth
“Social protection is an internationally recognised human right, and it plays an important role in supporting and raising living standards and fostering social and economic development. The COVID-19 pandemic has, …
Death by inequality: How workers’ lack of power harms their health and safety
This paper focuses on the legal constraints on employers created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) and use some common examples to explore how, despite …
“Break Their Lineage, Break Their Roots” China’s Crimes against Humanity Targeting Uyghurs and Other Turkic Muslims
In May 2014, the Chinese government launched the “Strike Hard Campaign against Violent Terrorism” (严厉打击暴力恐怖活动专项行动) in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang or XUAR) against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims. …
ILO Report: Working from Home – From Invisibility to decent work
“Though working from home has long been an important feature of the world of work, the institutions that govern the labour market are rarely designed with the home as a …
Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19
The pandemic has devastated the lives of many migrant workers across the globe, leaving many of them hopeless and with no options before them as they are left jobless and …
FIRED, THEN ROBBED Fashion brands’ complicity in wage theft during Covid-19
“The world’s garment workers have been among the hardest hit by the economic ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. Hours and wages have declined for many of those lucky enough to …
Bridging the Spaces in-between? The IWGB and Strategic Litigation
This report sets out to answer the questions of how and why indie unions may be turning to the courts to build their movement by investigating the IWGB’s litigation strategy. …
Legal analysis of the regulation and implementation of “teleworking” in Montenegro’s Labour Framework
“The Covid-19 pandemic, officially declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, has had a profound effect on labour relations and the organization of work across sectors. In …
Wage theft and pandemic profits: The right to a living wage for garment workers
“A year into the pandemic, garment workers producing for major fashion brands are owed months of unpaid wages, benefits and severance pay while most brands record large profits More than …
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