End of Brexit transition: Workers’ rights

The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Under the terms of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK is currently in a transition period until 31 …

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‘No One Should Get Fired on a Whim’: Fast Food Workers Win More Job Security

The New York City Council passed a bill that would shield workers from being fired without a valid reason. Fast food restaurants say the new rules will make it harder …

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From whistleblower laws to unions: How Google’s AI ethics meltdown could shape policy

It’s been two weeks since Google fired Timnit Gebru, a decision that still seems incomprehensible. Gebru is one of the most highly regarded AI ethics researchers in the world, a …

Avanza en 14 estados el nuevo sistema de justicia laboral

Los 14 estados en los que arrancará el nuevo sistema de justicia laboral el próximo año dieron inicio a la segunda etapa de implementación de la reforma en la materia, …

Secretaría de Trabajo ajustará reglas para legitimación de contratos colectivos

La Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) realizará algunos ajustes al Protocolo para la Legitimación de Contratos Colectivos de Trabajo, toda vez que detectó que “la autorregulación no ha sido eficaz”, …

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Decent work: the key to the trade unions response to the pandemic in the Americas

“At the start of the pandemic in the region, the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA) issued a position paper and a set of guidelines that emerged from dozens of meetings …

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Nuestro papel y nuestras propuestas para la transición energética justa: Declaración de Sintracarbón, Sintraelecol y la Unión Sindical Obrera

A joint declaration signed late last year formalizes the commitment of Colombia’s national labor federation Central Unitaria de Trabajadores–CUT and three of its largest mining- and energy-sector unions—Sintracarbón, Sintraelecol and Unión Sindical …

Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos estudiará caso sobre violaciones al derecho de Huelga en Guatemala | Inter-American Court of Human Rights to Study Case on Violations of the Right to Strike in Guatemala

El 27 de febrero de 2020 pasó al conocimiento de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, el caso EXTRABAJADORES DEL ORGANISMO JUDICIAL VS. GUATEMALA, cuyo Informe de Fondo fue emitido …

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US Government Accountability Office Report: International Trade – Observations On Whether Women’s Rights and Economic Interests Are Protected or Promoted by U.S. Trade Preference Programs

The US Government Accountability Office published a new report on “Whether Women’s Rights and Economic Interests Are Protected or Promoted by U.S. Trade Preference Programs.”

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IT’S TIME TO STOP LOOKING TO BRANDS TO SAVE US

When “sustainable style” blogger Leah Wise first heard about the mass layoffs and rumors of union-busting happening at Everlane, she cried. An early adopter of the brand, Wise had been buying …

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