Equal Protection Arguments for Workers’ Rights

State legislatures across the United States have enacted laws that interfere with workers’ rights. For example, a state law crippled public sector unions in Wisconsin, and the legislatures threatened to …

German Supply Chain Act: Implementation from below

The impact of international value chains and the activities of multinational corporations on human rights and the environment has been known for a long time. This led to the adoption …

THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC HUMAN RIGHTS LITIGATION ON CORPORATE BEHAVIOUR

This report is the first focussed consideration of the impact of strategic litigation on corporate behaviour. To work out what are these impacts (such as direct/indirect, immediate/incremental, and positive/negative), and …

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SETTING THE SCENE FOR AN EFFECTIVE FORCED LABOUR BAN IN THE EU

The European Union is in the process of developing new legislation to address the challenge of forced labour along global value chains by banning products made with forced labour from …

Mbuga v NTSA and Bolt, APPEAL NO: TLAB/E010/2023

The Transport Licensing Appeals Board (TLAB) has ruled that the driver Kennedy Wainaina Mbugua be immediately reinstated to the app and compensated the amount for the 168 days he has …

Troubled Life and Imminent Death of FPA’s in New Zealand – Lessons for the UK?

On 14 October New Zealand voted to replace the current Labour Government with a new right-wing coalition government. The New Zealand Labour Party had been in power for six years, …

International Journal of Comparative Labour Law & Industrial Relations: Special Issue Labour – Environment Nexus

This special issue is the result of a scholarly dialogue in which the guest-editors and the article contributors engaged in the context of the international symposium ‘The Labour-Environment Nexus: Legal …

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Legal Change and Legal Mobilisation: What Does Strategic Litigation Mean for Workers and Trade Unions?

“This article addresses the question of what strategic litigation means for workers and trade unions. Drawing on the existing literature and on a series of semi-structured interviews with union officials, …

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Dangers ahead for the platform-work directive

Platform companies, such as Uber, Deliveroo or Airbnb, are facing a tumultuous future. They have grown at astronomical speeds without having to care about profitability, thanks to the venture capital …

NLRB, 29 CFR Part 103: Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status

The National Labor Relations Board has decided to issue this final rule for the purpose of carrying out the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act) by rescinding and replacing …

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