ILO – Building blocks for a comprehensive strategy on achieving decent work in supply chains

The core elements of a comprehensive strategy on decent work in supply chains were agreed to by a tripartite working group  of the International Labour Organization (ILO). These building blocks …

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Tripartite working group agrees on a way forward for ILO work in supply chains

The core elements of an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on decent work in supply chains have been agreed by a tripartite working group  – representing governments, employers and workers – of …

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Disrupting Cultural Norms Through Occupational Health and Safety: A Convention 190 Perspective

“Sexual harassment and cultural norms are inextricably linked. One need look no further than Cambodia’s Labour Law, which is not alone in conceptualising sexual harassment as a violation of female decency and …

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Essential jobs, remote work and digital surveillance: Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic panopticon

An unprecedented COVID-19-induced explosion in digital surveillance has reconfigured power relationships in professional settings. This article critically concentrates on the interplay between technology-enabled intrusive monitoring and the augmentation of managerial …

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State of Remedy 2021

The year 2021 marked another discouraging year in terms of remedy for complaints by communities and civil society under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines). Only 2 of the …

Workers’ rights: how a landmark UN decision on safety and health will actually affect employees

In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century”, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its …

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The metaverse is a labour issue

“In mid-January, the news that Microsoft was investing almost $70 billion in the ‘metaverse’ hit the headlines. Yet it was only the latest in a series of such massive investments. Technology companies …

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European Labour Law Journal: Zero Hour Contracts

The European Labour Law Journal issued a special issue contribution focused on zero hour contracts. Here you can find the multiple articles regarding zero hour contracts: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ella/0/0

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Rise of telework poses opportunities and challenges, for women especially

“Most experts are clear – telework and the various hybrid forms that combine face-to-face and remote working are here to stay. During the pandemic, working from home became a necessity, …

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Cooperatives and the World of Work No. 14 – Partnerships between trade unions and the social and solidarity economy to support informal economy workers

“Over two billion workers, representing 61.2 per cent of global employment, are in the informal economy (ILO 2018a). Workers’ experiences differ significantly depending on their occupation, with women concentrated in …

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