Briefing Note: National measures to protect non-standard workers including workers in the platform economy

This briefing contains the following sections: • Policy pointers on the vulnerable situation of non-standard workers and platform workers amidst the COVID outburst. • Measures introduced at national level to …

Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines Final Statement UNI Global Union vs. VEON

The NCP’s statement respond to a complaint filed by UNI Global union in 2016. UNI Global Union’s complaint alleged that the company harassed workers to suppress organizing with the Banglalink …

Netherlands: Guidelines on price arrangements between self-employed workers

Self-employed workers are undertakings. They determine their products, prices, and service themselves. That is why the competition rules also apply to self-employed workers. However, there are situations where the competition …

Deliveroo condamné aux Pays-Bas à payer des cotisations de retraite

Nouveau revers juridique pour Deliveroo aux Pays-Bas. Un tribunal d’Amsterdam vient de condamner le fournisseur de repas à domicile à payer 640.000 euros à un organisme de retraite au titre d’un …

Dutch child labour due diligence law: a step towards mandatory human rights due diligence

“The Dutch law introduces a duty of care [zorgplicht] to prevent the supply of goods or services which have been produced using child labour. This duty is different to the …

The Netherlands takes an historic step by adopting child labour due diligence law

Today the Dutch Senate voted to adopt the Child Labour Due Diligence Bill. In doing so, the Netherlands demonstrates that it is serious about combating child labour in global supply …

2018 Annual Report Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile

In 2018, the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) took further steps in the area of International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC). Companies, the government, civil-society organisations, and trade …

Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile is currently a paper tiger

Concrete improvements for garment workers are not forthcoming The ‘Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile’ (CKT) was signed almost three years ago. Today, the CKT published its second annual …

Judges of the International Criminal Court demand 26% wage raise

A number of the ICC judges have filed a lawsuit against their court for more pay. Now they earn annually about $200,000 whereas some of them can even get more …

FNV v. Deliveroo Nederlands BV, 7044576 CV EXPL 18-14762

In a companion case, the court found that by using freelancers, Deliveroo evaded the collective agreement in Transport and found that, “The business of Deliveroo falls under the scope of the …

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