Driven Down: How Workplace Technology Enables Amazon to Steal Wages, Hide Labor, Intensify Poor Working Conditions, and Evade Responsibility

“Amazon delivery drivers, alongside warehouse workers and other people in the Amazon delivery supply chain, are subject to intense amounts of surveillance. Amazon has multiple avenues for surveilling its delivery …

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Anti-Trafficking Review: Climate Emergency and Work on a Heated Planet

“This Special Issue of Anti-Trafficking Review explores the impacts of the climate crisis on migration, precarious labour, and human trafficking. Contributions from across Asia, Africa, and the Americas illustrate how slow- …

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Addressing work-related gender-based violence and harassment

Insights from the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence “European Union Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence (Anti-VAW Directive) marks a historic …

The “Privacy” Trap How “Privacy-Preserving AI Techniques” Mask the New Worker Surveillance and Datafication

“In response to widespread concerns about data tracking and the collection of personal information, corporations are deploying a new brand of technologies, including forms of artificial intelligence, that claim to …

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“We were treated as if we were machines”: Migrant workers powering Saudi Arabia’s energy transition

We are witnessing a drive to renewables amidst the escalating climate emergency and increasing energy insecurity in a world on fire. Deep, rapid and sustained decarbonisation is crucial, and businesses …

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Negotiating the Algorithm

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is today launching a guide to help workers prevent the abuse of algorithmic management and put the human back in control in their workplaces. …

Synthesis report on opportunities, best practices, actionable solutions, challenges and barriers relevant to just transition and the full realization of human rights for all people – Report of the Secretary-General

The present report examines how existing international human rights frameworks can help guide just transition, identifies key barriers and challenges and outlines applicable human rights frameworks. It presents human rights-based …

Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws: Key Design Features and Practical Considerations

The global trend for mandatory human rights due diligence laws (MHRDD laws) is driving more States to consider whether to develop their own versions. This briefing note outlines key design …

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Climate change and workplace heat stress: technical report and guidance

This publication provides an overview of evidence and guidance on the growing challenge of workplace heat stress in the context of climate change. It highlights the health and productivity risks …

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How artificial intelligence uncouples hard work from fair wages through ‘surveillance pay’ practices—and how to fix it

“Workers’ pay is increasingly shaped by opaque algorithms and artificial intelligence systems, shifting compensation decisions away from human managers, clear legal standards, and collective bargaining. This phenomenon—known as algorithmic wage …

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