This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it revises the definition of “employee” and “supervisor” to prevent employers …
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Interactions between Workers’ Organizations and Workers in the Informal Economy: A Compendium of Practice
This ILO publication offers concrete examples, drawn from around the world, showing how trade unions have sought to reach out to workers in the informal economy to reduce the decent …
An Overview on Internal Migration in India: Trends and Challenges
The paper summarizes the reasons for migration within India and the challenges that migrant laborers face in the process. It provides a rich literature review of the causes and types …
RESPECTING TRADE UNION RIGHTS IN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS
This joint publication of NGO Shift and the Netherlands’ Mondiaal FNV highlights examples of practical approaches businesses have taken, and can take, to respect trade union rights throughout their value …
Delivering employment rights to platform workers
On January 24, the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) found in favour of some food-delivery riders litigating against their platform. The Court decided to apply a 2015 legislation that …
ILO: Achieving decent work in global supply chains
The purpose of this report is to facilitate discussion in the third meeting subsequent to the 2016 Conference discussion. In June 2019, the Governing Body determined that it should be …
The labour standards of the multilateral development banks: A trade union guide
Multilateral development banks provide billions of dollars in loans every year to projects in developing countries, involving a vast number of workers. Borrowers of the loans include both public entities …
Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk
The International Bar Association Human Rights Institute in cooperation with its long-term partners launched the Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk. The Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk is a unique tool …
A Global System of Work, A Global System of Regulation?: Crowdwork and Conflicts of Law
On-demand platforms are changing and reshaping our conceptions of both the firm and the work relationship in far-reaching and critical ways, allowing companies to hire workers and to seek customers …
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REFLECTIONS ON THE NKALA CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION: ENHANCING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR AFRICAN MINEWORKERS
Returning from the 2019 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, at which class actions featured prominently in business and human rights litigation, I began reflecting on Nkala and Others …