Content moderators sue Meta over alleged ‘union-busting’ in Kenya

Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta (META.O) and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say …

Macron uses special powers to force through plan to raise pension age

The French government has used controversial special constitutional powers to force through a rise in the pension age amid chaotic scenes in parliament in which radical left MPs sang La …

It takes two to code: a comparative analysis of collective bargaining and artificial intelligence

“The extension of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic management mechanisms by companies has led to growing trade union demands to regulate their use. This article explores the role of collective …

Histadrut and Government agree to a groundbreaking framework agreement for public service workers

The Ministry of Finance and the Histadrut came to an understanding about the public sector’s framework for 2020-2027 following prolonged negotiations led by Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David, Director General of …

Mandatory human rights due diligence laws in Europe: A mirage for rightsholders?

Mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD) laws in the European Union (EU) – both enacted and in the making – seem to be a promising tool to harden soft international …

Starbucks committed ‘egregious’ violations in battling union, judge rules

Starbucks committed “egregious and widespread” violations of federal labor law while trying to halt union campaigns, a federal administrative law judge ruled Tuesday, and ordered the coffee giant to give …

EU concerned by Ukraine’s controversial labour reforms

The European Union has regularly expressed concerns about the radical labour reforms Ukraine has been trying to implement since 2020, openDemocracy can reveal. The controversial reforms seek to deregulate what …

Upholding Qantas’s decision to sack staff would weaken workplace rights, union warns

Upholding Qantas’s decision to sack staff ahead of industrial action would create “uncertainty” about accessing workplace rights and water down protections against other forms of discrimination, such as sacking workers …

ECtHR Fact Sheet: Access to Work

Here is the updated factsheet from the European Court of Human Rights on cases related to ‘access to work’ https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Work_ENG.pdf

Legal Framework on the Right to Freedom of Association in Nigeria

“The exercise of the right to associate appears central to the sustenance of all other human rights. This is because, for non-state actors, the possibility to change an undesirable state …

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