ILO Committee of Experts Annual Report 2021

 Application of International Labour Standards 2021 Addendum to the 2020 Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations International Labour Conference 109th Session, 2021 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_771042.pdf

Non-standard workers and the self-employed in the EU

Social protection during the Covid-19 pandemic “The lockdown and other restrictive measures introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic recession have had a strong impact on labour markets …

Toward a new import ban on forced labor and modern slavery

The European Parliament has called for a new EU instrument that allows for import bans on products related to severe human rights violations such as forced labour or child labour. …

HACIA UNA REGULACIÓN DEL TRABAJO EN PLATAFORMAS

Nuestro colega, miembro de ILAW, analiza “¿Cuál es el poder conceptual de la economía colaborativa? El trabajo en plataformas parece transformar las nociones del empleo asalariado y presenta claroscuros como …

The Recognition and Protection of Informal Traders in COVID-19 Laws: Lessons from Africa

Although Africa has recorded fewer COVID‐19 infections and deaths than the most developed continents, the pandemic has dealt a heavy economic blow on the continent. The economic impact has been …

Addressing Forced Labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Collective Action to Develop New Sourcing Opportunities

“This report is the fourth in a series that CSIS’s Human Rights Initiative (HRI) has produced to identify how businesses, governments, multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and other actors can …

Informality and Social Protection in African Countries: A Forward-looking Assessment of Contributory Schemes

“Globally, 61 percent of the working-age population– 2 billion women and men – are in the informal economy. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), informalemployment represents 86 and 92 percent of men …

Towards an EU import ban on forced labour: new study

“The European Parliament has called for a new EU instrument that allows for import bans on products related to severe human rights violations such as forced labour or child labour. …

Relatores Especiales ONU habían advertido sobre inconveniencia de la Ley de Huelga en Costa Rica

Esta semana se cumplirá un año desde la expedición de la “LEY PARA BRINDAR SEGURIDAD JURÍDICA SOBRE LA HUELGA Y SUS PROCEDIMIENTOS” en Costa Rica, que siendo una respuesta a …

PANEL REPORT RE ARTICLE 13.15 OF THE EU-KOREA FTA

Findings of the panel The panel of experts appointed by Korea and the EU established that Korea needs to adjust its labour laws and practices to comply with the principle …

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