“The political economy of work in the United States is on the skids. In April 2020, unemployment skyrocketed,reaching a level not seen since the worst days of the Depression in the 1930s. …
The Future for Uber and Lyft Drivers if Their Employers Win the California Fight? Listen to Their Cambodian Counterparts.
“The fight over so-called “gig” work has come to a head in California. Lyft has even threatened to suspend all operations in the state. Why would the company even think …
Blog: Uber Reinvents its Controversial Arbitration Clause After Uber v. Heller
A story in yesterday’s Toronto Star caught my attention. It explained how Uber Canada has introduced a new revised version of its mandatory arbitration clause. As discussed at length on this …
Report by the US Bureau of International Labor Affairs on international child labor and forced labor
The report is the Department of Labor’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor; the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor; and the List of …
USING THE MASTER’S TOOLS TO DISMANTLE THE MASTER’S HOUSE: 307 PETITIONS AS A HUMAN RIGHTS TOOL
This post first provides an overview of Section 307 and then discusses the Top Glove case in more detail. It looks at the WRO as an example of how Section …
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The Right to Privacy, Surveillance-by-Software and the “Home-Workplace”
“One of the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon the world of work is likely to be a move away from the traditional workplace. In some sectors, such as …