US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working Before he began the interviews, Ahmed swept the room …
Netherlands: Uber ordered to pay €584,000 for failure to comply with court order in robo-firing case
The District Court of Amsterdam has today ruled that Uber has failed to comply with the April 2023 Court of Appeal order that Uber must provide transparency into the automated …
Italy: A court has revoked the dismissal of 4,000 Uber Eats riders
(article originally in Italian) The company has announced its exit from the Italian market, leaving delivery workers without protection. For the Milan court it is an illegitimate procedure Important union victory …
Presentan una querella contra Uber Eats por estafa y posible organización criminal
“De la misma forma que lo ha hecho Glovo, la compañía Uber Eats lleva contratando repartidores como falsos autónomos desde 2017. Aunque, en esta ocasión, la empresa sí que realizó …
NGOs seek ‘essential’ changes to EU’s forced labour eradication proposal
Agroup of 16 NGOs, coalitions and trade unions, including IndustriAll European Trade Union, Clean Clothes Campaign Europe and the World Uyghur Congress, have written a joint letter to the European …
Collective bargaining: Romania shows the way
A new law on collective bargaining and social dialogue came into force in Romania on December 25th last. After years of policy-driven decline, it was the result of intense, ground-level …
UK: TUC complains to UN watchdog over ‘undemocratic’ UK anti-strike law
“The Trades Union Congress has lodged a complaint with the UN’s labour standards body claiming the UK government flouted the watchdog’s orders over its newly enforced “undemocratic” anti-strike law. Paul Nowak, the …
Jenni Hermoso files sexual assault complaint against Luis Rubiales
Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed a formal complaint with the attorney general’s office accusing Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault. Rubiales grabbed and kissed her …
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Special Issue – COVID-19: Labour, Migration, and Exploitation
“This Special Issue of Anti-Trafficking Review examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of low-wage, migrant, and informal workers. With contributions from Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Europe, Nigeria, …