This was an application for judicial review brought by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) which argued that EU Directives on health and safety, which had been transposed …
A judicial action to extend the health and safety directives to hundreds of thousands of workers
On the 21 October 2020, the IWGB (Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain) presented its argument before the High Court of England and Wales to have the recognition that the UK government …
RESHAPING WORK: GIG ECONOMY AROUND THE WORLD
23 October 2020 | 8 AM – 10:30 AM EDT; 2 PM – 4:30 PM CEST; 5:30 PM – 7 PM IST Register Here How does the experience of platform …
Gender-fluid engineer wins landmark UK discrimination case
A gender-fluid/non-binary engineer who suffered abuse and harassment at Jaguar Land Rover has won a landmark discrimination case. Rose Taylor, who worked at the Midlands car manufacturer and changed the …
UK Parliament Launches Enquiry Into Xinjiang Internment Camps, Questions British Business Ties
Britain’s parliament on Wednesday opened an investigation into British business connections with China’s internment camps and use of forced labor in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, vowing to find ways …
The UK’s role in the clothing industry has to change, or abuses will continue
Despite decades of undercover investigations into and analysis of the UK’s textile industry, and parliamentary reports on human rights abuses and sustainability, the latest evidence of factories in Leicester that may have been paying workers well below the …
Nestle and Cargill v John Doe I et al
Below are briefs of the Petitioners before the US Supreme Court concerning a putative class action under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, claiming that Nestle and …
‘It was like jail’: Domestic workers face cycle of exploitation in lockdown London
Despite the lifting of lockdown restrictions in the United Kingdom, Rosa* still barely leaves her friend’s house, where she has been staying since March. “It’s very difficult. If another wave [comes], …
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A LABOUR MARKET DIVIDED: COVID-19 AND EMPLOYMENT REGULATION
The UK Government’s nationwide lockdown meant that the majority of British businesses were told to close their premises, save for those deemed ‘essential’ in industries such as childcare, education, health, …