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The Panel Report under the EU-Korea Trade Agreement Concerning Labor Practices: What are the Purposes of Trade Agreements as they Relate to the ILO’s Fundamental Labor Rights?

In recent years, workers’ rights advocates have increasingly urged the US and the EU to strengthen the commitments under the labor chapters of their trade agreements. Following up on the …

Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

Rejecting the Korean accusation that the EU was seeking to illegitimately ‘harmonise’ labour standards, the Panel carefully analysed the principles established under international law. This entailed examination of Korean trade …

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Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

“This blog continues analysis of the EU-Korea FTA Expert Panel Report, focussing on the significance of the findings regarding ‘Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to …

Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

On 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Reportby a Panel of Experts (the Panel Report) on matters raised under the Trade …

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Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

“On 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Report by a Panel of Experts (the Panel Report) on matters raised under the Trade and …

Adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts to Improve Legal Regulation of Remote Work”

The Law of Ukraine “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts to Improve Legal Regulation of Remote Work” demarcates the concepts and legal regulation of flexible working mode, remote work, and work …

[Spain] Comments on the European Court of Justice decision dated January 26th, 2021 (declaring that denying an allowance only to disabled workers who filed their disabilities certificate before a specified date, but not to those who did so after such date, constitutes discrimination prohibited by EU Law).

This article analyzes the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) decision C‑16/19 on whether the prohibition against discrimination of workers with disabilities contained in Directive 2000/78 is circumscribed to comparative situations …

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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. …

Pioneering agreement: Now Danes can order takeaway with a clear conscience (Banebrydende overenskomst: Nu kan danskere bestille takeaway med god samvittighed)

Original article is in Danish: https://fagbladet3f.dk/artikel/nu-kan-danskere-bestille-takeaway-med-god-samvittighed “Dansk Erhverv and 3F Transport have just entered into a groundbreaking national agreement for the delivery of food, which significantly improves the terms of the …

Time to put an end to union-busting

“Trade union rights are human rights and must be protected in EU law. The right to join a trade union and to bargain collectively is recognised as a fundamental human …

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