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USA: Governor Newsom signs first-of-its-kind executive order to prepare workers and businesses for potential AI disruption

Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order directing California to prepare workers, small businesses, and communities for the economic disruption that artificial intelligence will bring to the workforce. The order …

U.N. top court says workers have the right to strike under main labour law treaty

The United Nations’s highest court on Thursday said workers and unions have a right ​to strike under the main international labour law treaty, ‌in an advisory opinion that could influence …

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES DECREE ON PLATFORM WORK

The Italian Government has published the 1 May Decree, which has to be adopted within 60 days and includes key articles relating to the transposition of the EU Platform Work …

Resources

ICJ Advisory Opinion on Right to Strike Under ILO Convention No. 87

Here is the full opinion of the International Court of Justice on the question of “the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87, where it found that the right …

“PUSHED INTO THE SHADOWS”: Evidencing digital surveillance chilling effects and the erosion of the rights to freedom of assembly and of association.

This Global Study documents the profound impact that pervasive digital monitoring exerts on fundamental public freedoms. Moving beyond traditional privacy-centric narratives, the Study details how contemporary surveillance ecosystems induce serious …

Tesco Stores Limited v K Element & Ors Neutral Citation Number[2026] EWCA Civ 580

The Court of Appeal’s ruling means the Employment Tribunal (ET) will be able to generically assess workers’ job descriptions based on Tesco’s internal documents, rather than solely relying on thousands …

Algorithms of Exploitation

Across the world, hundreds of millions of people find work through digital labor platforms — driving passengers, delivering food and packages, cleaning homes, or completing jobs arranged through an app. …

Tripartite experts agree on measures to protect workers and enterprises from weather-related risks

Government, employer, and worker experts have adopted the first-ever conclusions on occupational safety and health (OSH) in extreme weather and changing weather patterns, providing guidance for managing the growing risks that …

The Federal Anti-Trafficking Statute Can Deliver Civil Remedies for U.S. Workers

Twenty-five years ago, Congress enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1581 et seq., as a criminal statute prohibiting forced labor, slavery, peonage, or indentured servitude, as …

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