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Something for Europeans to celebrate – a new social contract begins to emerge?

“COVID-19 has exposed the shortcomings for many companies denying responsibility for their workers, using tax havens and left without operating reserves to respect wages and supply chain orders due to …

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Guide on Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights: Prohibition of slavery and forced labour

“This guide is part of the series of Case-Law Guides published by the European Court of Human Rights (hereafter “the Court”, “the European Court” or “the Strasbourg Court”) to inform …

Dancers are workers: Nowak v Chandler Bars Group Ltd and the history of dancer organising in London

Are “sexual entertainment venues” paid by dancers to provide them with an opportunity to make a living by dancing for customers? Is the nature of the relationship between the venue …

Commissioner Reynders announces EU corporate due diligence legislation

On Wednesday, April 29, during a webinar organised by the European Parliament’s Responsible Business Conduct Working Group, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, committed to a legislative initiative on mandatory human rights and …

EU Court of Justice’s decision on employment status does not leave platforms off the hook

“In late April 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down an order in response to a request for a preliminary ruling on working time protection from a UK …

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Exploitation made in Europe: Human Rights Abuses in Facilities Producing for German Fashion Brands

“Germany is one of the world’s largest importers and exporters of garments. German fashion brands and retailers are the primary buyers of fashion items from Ukraine and Bulgaria, as well …

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How French Workers Took on Amazon in the Middle of a Pandemic and Won

“As early as March 17, the day France’s national lockdown took effect, Amazon warehouse workers held protests and strikes. The unions that represent them railed against a lack of hand sanitizer and risks of overcrowding, …

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Amazon : les syndicats proposent une reprise progressive d’activité

Les syndicats CGT, CFDT et SUD d’Amazon France proposent à la direction une reprise progressive d’activité, alors que le géant américain de la logistique a fermé jusqu’au 5 mai ses …

Italy: Right to Strike restriction during COVID-19 pandemic

The Italian “Strike Guarantee Authority” (Commissione di Garanzia)–that is empowered to regulate the right to strike in public services–has ordered all trade union organizations not to take any collective actions …

Dispatch 22: Polish Legislative Reform Tests a More Principled Approach to Collective Rights of Self-Employed Workers

Until 2019 Poland had one of the highest levels of workers performing personal work outside employment relationship who were at the same time fully excluded from the right to form …

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