‘Migration, migrant work(ers) and the gig economy’

“The term ‘gig economy’ typically denotes task-based work conducted outside of a formal employment relationship, often paid per task and to various degrees governed by digital platforms (Woodcock and Graham, …

REPORT LAUNCH: “Labor and Technology: Mapping Strategic Opportunities for Workers and Trade Unions”

May 22, 2024 | 9:00 AM Washington, DC time | 3:00 PM Brussels time | 4:00 PM East Africa Time We would like to share with you our latest Issue …

May 22, 2024

REPORT LAUNCH EVENT: “A Promise Not Realised: The Right to Non-Discrimination in Work and Employment”

May 21, 2024 | 9:00 AM Washington, DC time | 2:00 PM UK time | 6:30pm IST We would like to invite you to the launch of our Issue Brief: “A Promise Not Realised: The Right to Non-Discrimination in Work and …

May 21, 2024

The Global Gig Economy: How Transport Platform Companies Adapt to Regulatory Challenges—A Comparative Analysis of Six Countries

Non-standard employment practises in the gig economy have recently drawn critical attention from regulators and the courts in a number of jurisdictions across the globe. Transport platform companies have responded …

ILAW Global Conference 2024

We are excited to invite you to the Third ILAW Network Global Conference, which will be  held on October 9 – 11 in Morocco! We hope that you will be …

October 9–11, 2024

ILO Policy Brief: From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work

“The ILO has issued a new policy brief urging governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations to ensure domestic workers have access to labour rights and social protection. Publication of From global …

New Technologies Require Thinking More Expansively About Protecting Workers

Last June, the US National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling that broadened the factors for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. These changes, which take effect this …

Advancing FOAA Rights of Informal Economy Workers

March 4, 2024

The International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network’s First Five Years

For 40 years, union lawyers in the United States have enjoyed the benefit of a national membership organization that has provided opportunities for information sharing, collaboration, and joint strategizing, while …

Algorithms of Resistance: The Everyday Fight against Platform Power

“How global workers, influencers, and activists develop tactics of algorithmic resistance by appropriating and repurposing the same algorithms that control our lives. Algorithms are all around us, permeating more and …

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