South Africa: Judgment – Waste Pickers Win in Court

Here is the full judgment in the case where the Court found that waste pickers were illegally evicted and has ordered New Africa Development and New Africa Development Property Income …

Litigating the Algorithmic Boss in the EU: A (Legally) Feasible and (Strategically) Attractive Option for Trade Unions?

“Workers subject to algorithmic management devices, both in platform work and in conventional employment settings, often face a justice gap in enforcing their rights, due to the opacity characterizing most …

Nepal: Reintegration Directive for Returnee Migrant Workers

Please find here the Reintegration Directives_unofficial translation of the new directive (English) Here is the official directive Reintegration Directives Nepali

Mandatory human rights due diligence laws in Europe: A mirage for rightsholders?

Mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD) laws in the European Union (EU) – both enacted and in the making – seem to be a promising tool to harden soft international …

Algorithmic transparency and accountability in the world of work

A mapping study into the activities of trade unions “The rapid and pervasive impact of digital technology in the world of work poses many challenges for workers’ rights, health and …

Flexible work without exploitation

Reversing tech companies’ state-by-state agenda to unravel workers’ rights and misclassify workers as ‘contractors’ in the gig economy and beyond “Digital platform companies like Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and DoorDash are …

ILO Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

The 2023 ILO CEACR Report is available here

ECtHR Fact Sheet: Access to Work

Here is the updated factsheet from the European Court of Human Rights on cases related to ‘access to work’ https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Work_ENG.pdf

Explainer: Migrant Workers And Wage Theft

Why government and business systems are failing and what needs to change Wage theft from migrant workers and barriers to justice are poorly understood. Here is new short explainer that …

Legal Framework on the Right to Freedom of Association in Nigeria

“The exercise of the right to associate appears central to the sustenance of all other human rights. This is because, for non-state actors, the possibility to change an undesirable state …