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, …

COVID-19 AND WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS: Impacts and implications

This paper explores the impacts and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers. It examines how the global health crisis has both amplified existing gender dynamics and created …

Digital Labour Platforms and Labour Protection in China

The growth of digital labour platforms worldwide creates both opportunities and challenges to the world of work as well as the traditional approaches of regulating work and setting minimum stand- …

Impacts of Domestic Violence in Workplaces in India

This report provides an unprecedented view of how domestic violence impacts the working lives of women workers, within and beyond transport sectors in India. It is based on survey data …

METOO WORKPLACE REFORMS IN THE STATES

This report provides an updated overview of the progress that has been made in advancing workplace anti-harassment reforms in the states from October 2017 to September 2020, as well as …

Access to justice for workers and employment standards in Central Eastern European countries

“Statutory regulation has always been a principal tool regulating labour markets across Central Eastern European countries – Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (CEECs). Its role has been especially aggravated now …

A socially just transition through the European Green Deal?

This Working Paper meant to provide a preliminary assessment of whether the European Green Deal constitutes a suitable policy framework to combine environmental and economic objectives with the pursuit of …

Registering Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining Agreements in Mexico

MSN continues to monitor the profound transformation of Mexico’s labour justice system initiated by the Constitutional Reform of 2017, and the adoption of secondary legislation reforming the Federal Labour Law …

OUT OF THE SHADOWS: A spotlight on exploitation in the fashion industry

“This short report is designed as a guide to the Fashion Checker tool (FashionChecker.org) and highlights what is missing in regards to brand commitments and practices in paying a living …

India: Occupational Safety Continues to be Ignored as a Right

“Newspaper reports of workplace accidents have been appearing with an alarming frequency even as lawmakers have been busy drafting and redrafting the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. During …

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