Strikes by British Airways pilots could disrupt hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers from August after the airline lost a second legal attempt to block industrial action. The court of appeal on …
Crossrail hired security firm to monitor trade unionists
“Senior managers at Crossrail, the huge publicly funded rail project in London, hired a corporate security company to monitor trade unionists who were campaigning against blacklisting across the construction industry, …
Madrid court rules Deliveroo couriers are employees, not freelancers
A Madrid court ruled on Tuesday that couriers for online food delivery group Deliveroo are company employees, not just freelancers, clearing the way for workers to demand a formal contract …
La Seguridad Social gana el macrojuicio contra Deliveroo: los ‘riders’ son asalariados, no autónomos
“La larga lucha entre la Seguridad Social y las plataformas digitales de reparto vive una jornada crucial. Un juzgado de lo Social de Madrid ha dado la razón al Gobierno …
Workers in Spain’s Strawberry Fields Speak Out on Abuse
ALMONTE, Spain — A little over a year ago, a young mother left her children in the care of her husband in Morocco and went to work on a strawberry …
UK Govt. releases guidelines on human rights defenders & outlines support to defenders working on business and human rights
“To demonstrate our commitment of continued support of human rights defenders globally, this document sets out why human rights defenders are important to us and acknowledges the risks they face …
Court of appeal decision threatens right to strike in Belgium
An appeals court in Belgium has upheld the conviction of trade unionist Bruno Verlaeckt for his role in a demonstration in Antwerp three years ago. The ruling on 26 June …
EU requests expert panel to convene in S. Korea’s dispute with EU over labor issues
The EU formally requested the South Korean government to convene a panel of experts over violations of the two sides’ Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The issue concerns the South Korean …
Time to stop platforms from charging recruitment fees to workers
Should digital platforms be allowed to charge fees to workers to work? If ordinary rules were clearly applied to platform work, the answer would be a resounding “No”. Workers should, …
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