Meat plant must be held to account for Covid-19 outbreak, says German minister

The owners of Europe’s largest meat-processing plant must be held to account for a mass coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 1,500 of its workers, Germany’s labour minister has …

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. …

Workers seeking redress face delays as tribunal backlog grows

Workers treated unfairly by their employer face waiting up to two years for legal redress, because a backlog of cases in the employment tribunal system has become much worse during …

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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Uber Eats suffers setback in Geneva court ruling

The global tech giant Uber is fighting multiple legal battles against being classified as an employer of any kind – with all the obligations and rights that would entail. Several …

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Les usines asiatiques de Primark, Mango et Zara licencient-elles leurs employés syndiqués ?

“Plusieurs enseignes internationales, parmi lesquelles Primark, Mango, Zara et le groupe Bestseller enquêtent actuellement sur des échos de licenciements massifs de travailleurs syndiqués dans leurs chaînes d’approvisionnement respectives. Les défenseurs des droits des travailleurs …

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BA ‘dismissal threat’ undermines talks, pilots’ union Balpa says

The pilots’ union Balpa has accused British Airways of undermining talks over proposed job losses by threatening to dismiss and re-hire its members under new contracts. The airline proposes to …

Le gouvernement ouvre la porte à un statut spécifique des travailleurs des plates-formes

Livreurs Deliveroo, chauffeurs Uber… Les travailleurs des plates-formes ont démontré leur utilité durant la pandémie de Covid-19 pour transporter des soignants ou livrer de la nourriture. Mais ils ont aussi …

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Are We Managers or Corporals?

“On May 29, breaking news hit the front pages of the Italian major newspapers. According to these sources, the Milan Tribunal had placed Uber Eats Italy under special administration over alleged gangmastering offences. The …

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