The Right to Strike as Customary International Law

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Non-standard workers and the self-employed in the EU

Social protection during the Covid-19 pandemic “The lockdown and other restrictive measures introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic recession have had a strong impact on labour markets …

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ILAW Network Amicus Brief to the US Supreme Court

The ILAW Network submitted an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court concerning the right of trade unions to access rural workers employed on private farms. The brief provides a …

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Toward a new import ban on forced labor and modern slavery

The European Parliament has called for a new EU instrument that allows for import bans on products related to severe human rights violations such as forced labour or child labour. …

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Issouf Coubaly v Nestle USA

Eight children who allege being used as slave labour on cocoa plantations in Cote D’Ivoire filed a lawsuit against Nestle and several other major chocolate companies. They accuse the corporations of …

Swyear Amusements, Inc. and Comite De Apoyo A Los Trabajadores Agricolas (CATA).

Judgement of the NLRB on wage theft case in favor of migrant workers: BDO.01-CA-130018.Swyear conformed

PROPOSITION 22: A VOTE ON GIG WORKER STATUS IN CALIFORNIA

“In the shadow of the 2020 United States Presidential election, an important vote was also taking place about the employment status of gig workers. In 2019, the California Legislature had …

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Non-State-Based Grievance Mechanisms in Providing Access to Remedy for Rightsholders: A Case Study of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

“This article explores different approaches to assessing the effectiveness of non-state-based non-judicial grievance mechanisms (NSBGMs) in achieving access to remedy for rightsholders. It queries the approach that has been widely …

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ETUI: Working on digital labour platforms – A trade union guide for trainers on crowd-, app- and platform-based work

The present material serves to raise awareness on the reality of platform work among national trade union organizations. The ETUI initiative responds to the identified training needs for a common …

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The Panel Report under the EU-Korea Trade Agreement Concerning Labor Practices: What are the Purposes of Trade Agreements as they Relate to the ILO’s Fundamental Labor Rights?

In recent years, workers’ rights advocates have increasingly urged the US and the EU to strengthen the commitments under the labor chapters of their trade agreements. Following up on the …

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