Research Article Abstract Posted in Front of Paywall: “A large‐scale study of working conditions in UK‐based strip dancing clubs reveals that dancers are against de facto self‐employment as it is …
Scholarly Article
UK: “Beyond Neo-Liberalism: The Trade Union Act 2016 and the Authoritarian State”
Discusses the three main characteristics of the changed trade union regulations in the U.K.’s The Trade Union Act 2016. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dww023
Philippines: Labor Advisory No.10 Series of 2016 PROHIBITING AGAINST LABOR-ONLY CONTRACTING
The Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines issued an order on July 25, 2016, to prohibit “labor-only contracting.” The order defines a labor-only contracting as “an arrangement where …
The Limitations of Supply Chain Disclosure Regimes
The Article discusses the viability of mandatory disclosure regimes internationally, questioning the effectiveness of government-enforced supply chain transparency as it informs (or doesn’t inform) consumer choices. Ultimately, the article posits …
Litigation as TB Rights Advocacy: A New Delhi Case Study
Despite many governmental programs, international conventions, and legal remedies, around one thousand people die of tuberculosis every day. These deaths are caused because patients are unable to access healthcare and …
Employment Rights in the Platform Economy- Getting Back to Basics
The employment status of workers for “platform economy” firms such as Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit, and Handy has become a significant legal and political issue. Law- suits against several such companies …
Academic thesis: “The analog to slave labor and social dumping in the fashion industry: an analysis in the light of developments in the State of São Paulo”
In Portuguese, “O trabalho análogo ao de escravo e o dumping social na indústria da moda: uma análise à luz dos acontecimentos no Estado de São Paulo”. This dissertations scope …
The Necessity for a Business and Human Rights Treaty
In June 2014, the Human Rights Council passed a resolution establishing an intergovernmental working group to discuss a legally binding instrument relating to transnational corporations and other business enterprises. In …
Germany: Countries Implement New Gender Pay Gap Measures
The article informs about adoption of laws aimed to reduce gender pay disparity in several countries, including Germany. Germany adopted Wage Transparency Act which allowed the employees to find out …
UK: “The Living Wage – Policy And Practice”
This article explores the opportunities and challenges for trade unions where an employer voluntarily agrees to pay a ‘’living wage’ in accordance with the UK living wage campaign. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/irj.12132
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