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SETTING THE SCENE FOR AN EFFECTIVE FORCED LABOUR BAN IN THE EU

The European Union is in the process of developing new legislation to address the challenge of forced labour along global value chains by banning products made with forced labour from …

Troubled Life and Imminent Death of FPA’s in New Zealand – Lessons for the UK?

On 14 October New Zealand voted to replace the current Labour Government with a new right-wing coalition government. The New Zealand Labour Party had been in power for six years, …

Spain: The Constitutional Court rejects the PP’s appeal and endorses the ‘rider’ law

Article originally in Spanish The Constitutional Court (TC) has rejected the PP’s appeal, thus giving its definitive endorsement to decree-law 9/2021, which modifies the Workers’ Statute to “guarantee the labor rights of people dedicated to delivery …

Dangers ahead for the platform-work directive

Platform companies, such as Uber, Deliveroo or Airbnb, are facing a tumultuous future. They have grown at astronomical speeds without having to care about profitability, thanks to the venture capital …

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Dyson’s successful forum non conveniens challenge in Malaysian outsourcing claim: A sad illustration of the bar to #bizhumanrights claims in England and Wales post Brexit.

In Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2592 (KB) a jurisdictional challenge on forum non conveniens grounds in allegations of forced labour at Dyson’s Malaysian Supplier, was successful. The …

REVENUE COMMISSIONERS and KARSHAN (MIDLANDS) LTD T/A DOMINO’S PIZZA

Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Brian Murray cautioned that the judgment did not bind any driver who wished to contend that they were not an employee, and …

Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers are employees not contractors, Supreme Court finds

The Supreme Court has ruled that delivery drivers for a pizza company should be treated as employees and not contractors. The case related to delivery drivers working in 2010/2011 contracts …

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DHAN KUMAR LIMBU & 23 OTHERS and DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

The High Court agreed to stay the proceedings against two U.K. Dyson subsidies and to set aside an order serving Dyson Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., the manufacturer’s Malaysian arm, into the English claim. …

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Dyson Kicks Forced Labor Factory Claim Out Of UK

A London judge has prevented workers in Malaysia from continuing their High Court claim that accuses Brisitsh appliance maker Dyson from unjustly benefitting from forced labor, finding on Thursday that …

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European Parliament committees approve draft regulation on forced labor

The Internal Market and International Trade Committees of the European Parliament have approved and amended a draft regulation against forced labor prepared by the European Commission. The proposal covers all products …

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