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Collectivising the gig economy: In the pandemic, it’s a matter of life and death

“A landmark Australian inquiry calls out the gig economy’s rotten core In July 2020, the Report of the Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce was released.[1] This was the first full-scale …

“What the hell have I invented?” – Glovo’s Sacha Michaud on gig economy controversy

“Barcelona-founded delivery startup Glovo has something of a love-hate relationship with its home nation of Spain. The company is the current poster child of the country’s tech community: valued at …

Belgium: Dossier n°: 187 – FR – 20200707

Dossier n°: 187 – FR – 20200707 Unofficial English Translation Date: October 26, 2020 Tribunal: Commission Administrative de règlement de la relation de travail Issue: Employment Relationship Finding: Employee Decision: …

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The #PayUp Campaign is intensifying, but don’t forget the women workers leading the movement

“As a usual spectator of billionaire brands evading responsibility for their workers, even I was taken back by the news that broke out earlier this year that brands were refusing …

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Unmet Gender Promises: Making IFI policies and projects deliver on gender equal rights

“This report demonstrates that projects funded by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) often undermine the livelihoods and health of women, men, and sexual minorities (SGMs). One major reason is that the …

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UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Assembly Report: Celebrating women in activism and civil society: the enjoyment of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association by women and girls

“In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clement N. Voule, recognizes and elevates the contributions of women in civil …

ITUC Legal Guide – Telework

More than 59 countries have introduced telework as a measure to ensure social distancing in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Even countries that did not introduce lockdown measures …

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Fratelli Tutti: Pope Francis’ Encyclical and Implications for Labour Law

On 3 October 2020, Pope Francis signed his encyclical, Fratelli Tutti – on fraternity and social friendship. This sets forth his vision of what is needed to inspire a ‘rebirth’ of ‘fraternity …

‘Master and Servers’: Collective Labour Rights and Private Government in the Contemporary World of Work

This paper explores the issues of subordination and authority in the contemporary world of work as they are exacerbated by new forms of work-surveillance that track emotions and mental states …

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RONDA L. DAVIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant.

[1] Disparate Impact A class of former employees of the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency may proceed with their claim that they were laid off during a reduction …