ILO Working Paper: Platform work and the employment relationship

This working paper analyses national and supranational case law and legislation about the employment status of platform workers. It does so by referring to the ILO Employment Relationship Recommendation, 2006 …

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Lt. Col. Nitisha & Ors v. Union of India & Ors

Supreme Court of India decision: NITISHA finding systemic discrimination that disproportionately impacted women in employment.   The Supreme Court found that although the criteria used to determine a permanent commission was …

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Law and Organizing for Countervailing Power

“Readers of this blog need no reminder of the pervasive inequalities that define American society.  Nor do readers need to be convinced that a perverse concentration of wealth has had …

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THE RIGHT TO FAIR AND SATISFACTORY WORKING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

“On June 9th, 2020 (and published on August 28th, 2020), the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights (hereinafter, “the Court”) delivered a landmark judgment in the case Spoltore v. Argentina 1and …

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The EU, Competition Law and Workers’ Rights

“The paper delves into the ways in which EU competition law affects the right of workers to combine with each other and act, collectively, in the furtherance of their rights …

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ILO Committee on Freedom of Association Report (2021)

The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association released its latest report, including cases on Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jordan, Korea, Madagascar, Pakistan and Romania.

Airhelp Ltd v Scandinavian Airline System SAS

“A strike organised by a trade union of the staff of an air carrier that is intended in particular to secure pay increases does not fall within the concept of …

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Garment Workers Win Historic Victory in Effort to Transform Fashion Industry

In March 2020, Amanda Lee McCarty was laid off from her job. For years, she had been working in the fashion industry as a buyer and product developer. But as …

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Legal analysis of the regulation and implementation of “teleworking” in Montenegro’s Labour Framework

“The Covid-19 pandemic, officially declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, has had a profound effect on labour relations and the organization of work across sectors. In …

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Wage theft and pandemic profits: The right to a living wage for garment workers

“A year into the pandemic, garment workers producing for major fashion brands are owed months of unpaid wages, benefits and severance pay while most brands record large profits More than …

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