Australia: The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: Curtailing union power

The amendments proposed by the Ensuring Integrity Bill are in direct violation of Australia’s labour and human rights obligations under international law, Anthony Forsyth writes. Recently, the Senate Committee issued …

German Constitutional Court: Ban on Strike Action for Civil Servants Deemed Constitutional

“In this case, teachers in four German federal states who had the status of civil servants (Beamte) participated in strike activities organized by the trade union for the education sector, …

Living wages in international and European law

“The majority of EU Member States provide for a statutory minimum wage, although the amount guaranteed is usually not sufficient to secure adequate protection above the poverty threshold (Clauwaert, 2019: …

Informe Empresas y Derechos Humanos: Estándares Interamericanos

La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y su Relatoría Especial sobre Derechos Económicos, Sociales, Culturales y Ambientales publicó a finales de 2019 el informe “Empresas y Derechos Humanos: Estándares Interamericanos” …

Italy: Ottobre – Novembre 2019 issue of Bollettino

New rules for riders and digital workers Law 128/2019, converting Decree Law n. 101/19 (Urgent measures for the protection of work and company crisis management) confirms that the working relationships …

Presume STPS efectividad en 61% de juicios contra la Reforma Laboral

La Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) aseguró que ha ganado seis de cada 10 amparos interpuestos en contra de la reforma laboral. De acuerdo con datos proporcionados por …

Aprueba el Pleno cameral Ley Orgánica del Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro Laboral

El Pleno de la Cámara de Diputados aprobó por 410 votos a favor, 1 en contra y 17 abstenciones el dictamen por el que se expide la Ley Orgánica del …

Mauritius: THE WORKERS’ RIGHTS BILL (No. XXIV of 2019)

The object of this Bill is to repeal the Employment Rights Act and replace it by a modern and comprehensive legislative framework with a view to addressing the shortcomings of …

Europeans have double standards on transatlantic trade

Europe loves to bash America for its lack of a social safety-net and Darwinian labour market, which comes with relatively few worker protections and plenty of doublespeak. But European companies …

The Double Standard at Work: EUROPEAN CORPORATE INVESTMENT AND WORKERS’ RIGHTS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH

Multinational corporations based in Europe have accelerated their foreign direct investment in the Southern states of the United States in the past quarter-century. Some companies honor workers’ freedom of association, …

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