Collective bargaining and self-employed workers: The need for a paradigm shift

The European Commission (hereafter Commission) has recently embarked into a process seeking to redefine the scope of competition law in order to reduce the chilling effect that certain judgments by …

Climate change: labour’s neglected role

“Attractive policy promises, wrapped around ambitious long-term targets, have been presented in advance of the next climate summit, COP26, in Glasgow in November. But authoritative reports on, and critical responses to, the prior G7 …

Transnational Legal Activism in Global Value Chains – The Ali Enterprises Factory Fire and the Struggle for Justice

This book records and analyzes the thinking, strategies and work around the struggle for justice for the survivors and victims of the Ali Enterprises Factory Fire in Pakistan.

Protection for striking workers: is there an end to the UK anomaly because of Mercer v Alternative Futures Group Protection?

In an important trade union law case, Mercer v Alternative Future Group Limited, the President of the EAT has found that s.146 Trade Union Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (‘TULRCA 1992’) …

OECD Complaint: FNV v. Just Eat Takeaway

OECD Complaint filed by FNV against Just Eat accepted by the Dutch National Contact point over violations of workers’ and trade union rights.      

Comments on the decision rendered by the European Court of Justice dated July 15th, 2021

This article analyzes the impact of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) decision on the combined cases C-804/18 and C-341/19 on the religious restrictions that employers may lawfully impose on …

Ray-Ban maker Luxottica accused of anti-union behaviour at U.S. Georgia plant

U.S. and international unions have accused Ray-Ban maker Luxottica, the Italian arm of eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica (ESLX.PA), of violating workers’ right to unionise at a U.S. plant in Georgia and asked …

Framework Agreement for Telework in Public Service (France)

Here is the full framework agreement: https://www.unsa-fp.org/resources/upload/20210713/60ed8ecd6d47d.pdf

Finland’s Wolt sued by trade union over employment status of couriers

SERVICE UNION UNITED (Pam) on Thursday announced it has asked a district court to rule on the case of one of its members who had worked as a courier for Wolt, …

Guidance on due diligence for EU businesses to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains

Here is the recently released guidance by the EU: https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2021/july/tradoc_159709.pdf

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