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‘With labour exploitation worsening during Covid, tech giants must allow workers to join unions’

““I even have had to pay [my employer] money at the end of the month instead of getting money.” That’s a quote from Batsa, a 25-year-old Nepalese worker in an …

TASHKENT’S REFORMS HAVE NOT YET REACHED US: UNFINISHED WORK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FORCED LABOR IN UZBEKISTAN’S 2019 COTTON HARVEST

“In just a few years, Uzbekistan has made significant, rapid progress toward the elimination of adult forced labor in the cotton harvest, following the elimination of child labor in 2014. …

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The Exploitation of The Gig Economy in India

The article follows the growth of gig economy in India in the digital era and from the perspectives of the Make in India initiative by the Central Government of India …

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Towards mandatory due diligence in global supply chains

“The Covid-19 pandemic has once again exposed the fragility of global supply chains and the enormous risks to human and labour rights in a highly interconnected global economy that is …

June 2020: ILAW Amicus Brief Concerning the Amparos Against Mexican Labor Law Reforms

ILAW Press Release Jun 23 2020 EN y ES (English and Spanish) ILAW Memorial Amicus Reforma Laboral ES FINAL 2020 06 22 (Spanish version) ILAW Memorial Amicus Labor Reform EN …

REGIONAL CASE STUDY From Ukraine to Finland and Estonia via Poland: Migration and posting of third country nationals

“This report gives an overview of the Con3Post project1 research that analyses a new and understudied phenomenon of posting third country nationals (TCNs) in the European construction sector, with a …

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REGIONAL CASE STUDY – From Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria via Slovenia: migration and posting of third country nationals in the EU

“In this report we investigate the main characteristics of the trend of posting third country nationals to work in the EU construction sector. The report focuses on the specific regional …

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The implications of Covid-19 on workers rights: A regional overview

“This issue focuses on the impact of Covid-19 on workers’ rights across Southern Africa. The restrictive measures imposed by governments to combat the spread of the pandemic has resulted in economies shrinking, …

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Business Views on Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of Two Recent Studies

https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2020.10

2020 ITUC Global Rights Index: The World’s Worst Countries for Workers

“The breakdown of the social contract is exposed in the 2020 ITUC Global Rights Index with violations of workers’ rights at a seven-year high. The trends by governments and employers …

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