The survey was commissioned by the ETUC and carried out by Professors Countouris and De Stefano to explore options for new legal conceptual frameworks implied by the rise of ‘new …
The UK Modern Slavery Act: more for the ‘saviours’ than the ‘saved’
“Whose reality counts?” the author and professor of development Robert Chambers once asked. His reflections on participation should be incorporated into all areas of public policy. This past Tuesday the UK …
Gig economy: worker loses Pimlico Plumbers holiday pay claim
A heating engineer who won a claim against Pimlico Plumbers at the supreme court, establishing he was a worker and not self-employed, has lost his bid to claim £74,000 in holiday pay …
Companies will support EU law on due diligence, but need assurances on liability
Companies will support EU law on human rights due diligence, but want assurances that it will not expose them to increased risk of lawsuits, argues Virginie Mahin. https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/interview/companies-will-support-eu-law-on-due-diligence-but-need-assurances-on-liability/
Court Dismisses Cocoa Supply Chain Labor Non-Disclosure Suit Against Nestlé
A federal court in the District of Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that multinational food giant Nestlé failed to disclose the alleged presence of “child and slave labor” in its cocoa …
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Protecting the right to strike in the ILO and the European Court of Human Rights: the significance of Appn No 44873/09 Ognevenko v Russia – Tonia Novitz
Freedom of association is a foundational principle of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Not only is this principle recognised in the ILO Constitution, first established as Part XIII of the Treaty of Versailles, a …