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 …
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 …
“This book is the first comprehensive academic treatment of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and employment rights, which has a global vocation demonstrated by having …
As the planet heats up, the world’s most vulnerable workers are being pushed to the brink. In 2024, India recorded its hottest year on record, with temperatures hitting 50 degrees …
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 …
“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 …
“As artificial intelligence reshapes the future of work, a new form of digital oversight is spreading quietly and rapidly across the globe—not from Big Tech, but from a sprawling network …
This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six …
“Every day, new headlines emerge hyping the power of artificial intelligence, algorithmic management, and automation technologies to transform work. The narrative surrounding emerging technology often focuses on newness and innovation, …
The Yale Law Journal Forum recently hosted a collection of essays under the rubric of “Reimagining and Empowering the Contemporary Workforce.” Two of these works deal specifically with the challenges for workers …
Subcontracting and algorithmic management in e-commerce are turning the logistics sector into a laboratory for labour abuses, warns academic Silvia Borelli
In an interview for Equal Times, the report’s coordinator and principal investigator, Silvia Borelli, labour law professor at the University of Ferrara (Italy), explains how the business of storage and home …