Deliveroo judgment shows how gig economy platforms and courts are eroding workers’ rights

“The tide of employment law has continued to turn on the gig economy after the UK Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Deliveroo drivers are not considered workers but self-employed independent contractors. This …

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Book: Human Rights Due Diligence and Labour Governance

Offers the first sustained analysis of human rights due diligence’s implications for the protection and promotion of workers’ rights in the global economy Explores how the rise of HRDD is …

Integrating trade and decent work: Has trade led to better jobs?

Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators “The first volume of this two-volume set picks up where the Guide and Handbook leave off, providing a comprehensive framework for assessing …

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THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC HUMAN RIGHTS LITIGATION ON CORPORATE BEHAVIOUR

This report is the first focussed consideration of the impact of strategic litigation on corporate behaviour. To work out what are these impacts (such as direct/indirect, immediate/incremental, and positive/negative), and …

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International Journal of Comparative Labour Law & Industrial Relations: Special Issue Labour – Environment Nexus

This special issue is the result of a scholarly dialogue in which the guest-editors and the article contributors engaged in the context of the international symposium ‘The Labour-Environment Nexus: Legal …

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Legal Change and Legal Mobilisation: What Does Strategic Litigation Mean for Workers and Trade Unions?

“This article addresses the question of what strategic litigation means for workers and trade unions. Drawing on the existing literature and on a series of semi-structured interviews with union officials, …

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Resetting the employment and industrial relations standards in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct

Since the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (“Guidelines”) were first recommended by the OECD in 1976, trade unions understood the employment and industrial relations standards to be consistent with ILO …

UNHRC Resolution: Right to Privacy in the Digital Age

In a resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age, the UN Human Rights Council called upon all States to respect and protect the right to privacy, including in …

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ILO Working Paper: A Global Fund for Social Protection

Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds  “The recent social, ecological and economic crises have not only revealed the gaps in social protection systems across …

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UNHRC Resloution: Centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective

In a resolution on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective, the UN Human Rights Council decided to request the High Commissioner for Human Rights to …

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