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Non-standard forms of employment in selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe. A critical glance into regulation and implementation

“Non-standard forms of employment (NSFE) have become a fixture of labour markets across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Emerging as new forms of work in the context of globalization, rapid …

From Local to Global: Building a strategic litigation ecosystem to address modern slavery in supply chains

This briefing summarises the outcomes of the scoping research conducted by The Remedy Project, offering an insight into the existing corporate accountability legal landscape in South East Asia, and the …

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Bias in, bias out : gender and work in the platform economy

This paper summarizes some recent evidence on gender, labour, and platform work, draws observations from the author’s research and work as a development practitioner, and provides recommendations intended for development …

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ILO Working Paper: Turning up the heat: Exploring potential links between climate change and gender-based violence and harassment in the garment sector

“Violence and harassment are widespread issues within the garment sector in Asia (Better Work 2019a), and with the effects of climate change increasing, it is possible that these behaviours could …

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COVID-19: AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE WHERE FRONTLINE WORKERS ARE BEST PROTECTED

As of April 2021, an estimated 3 million people—and counting—have died from COVID-19, and 2020 was the most dangerous year on record for many economic sectors, especially for workers in …

How district attorneys and state attorneys general are fighting workplace abuses

Historically wage theft and other crimes against workers have not been prosecuted. Rather, civil enforcement by labor departments, along with private class-action lawsuits, have more commonly been the methods used …

How district attorneys and state attorneys general are fighting workplace abuses

Historically wage theft and other crimes against workers have not been prosecuted. Rather, civil enforcement by labor departments, along with private class-action lawsuits, have more commonly been the methods used …

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In Broad Daylight: Uyghur Forced Labour and Global Solar Supply Chains

“The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has placed millions of indigenous Uyghur and Kazakh citizens from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR or Uyghur Region) into what the government calls …

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Identifying the policy levers generating wage suppression and wage inequality

“Inequalities abound in the U.S. economy, and a central driver in recent decades is the widening gap between the hourly compensation of a typical (median) worker and productivity—the income generated …

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Algorithmic management and collective bargaining

The discussion around the future of work, which has become ubiquitous in law, policymaking and the media, has so far concentrated on ‘quantitative’ aspects, for instance how many jobs may …

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