Mongolia policy brief: Freedom of Association and Collective bargaining

This policy brief examines law and practice in Mongolia in light of international labour standards relating to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Mongolia ratified both the Freedom of Association …

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UK: “False Self-Employment, Autonomy and Regulating for Decent Work: Improving Working Conditions in the UK Stripping Industry”

Research Article Abstract Posted in Front of Paywall: “A large‐scale study of working conditions in UK‐based strip dancing clubs reveals that dancers are against de facto self‐employment as it is …

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UK: “Beyond Neo-Liberalism: The Trade Union Act 2016 and the Authoritarian State”

Discusses the three main characteristics of the changed trade union regulations in the U.K.’s The Trade Union Act 2016. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dww023

Unite the Union v. the United Kingdom

Following a series of consultations with interested parties, including the applicant – a trade union representing around 18,000 employees in the agricultural sector –, the UK Government succeeded in having …

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UK: “The Living Wage – Policy And Practice”

This article explores the opportunities and challenges for trade unions where an employer voluntarily agrees to pay a ‘’living wage’ in accordance with the UK living wage campaign. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/irj.12132

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UK: “British union renewal: does salvation really lie beyond the workplace

The authors explore the potential to recruit migrant workers by offering individual union services outside the workplace. This has been a successful recruitment innovation, but has some limitations to which …

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Trade Unions Services and Benefits in Africa

This report evaluates the impact of trade union activities in Africa. The study is done against the backdrop of privatization of public corporations and the growth of the informal economy, …

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The rise of the «just-in-time workforce»: On-demand work, crowdwork and labour protection in the «gig-economy»

The so-called “gig-economy” has been growing exponentially in numbers and importance in recent years but its impact on labour rights has been largely overlooked. Forms of work in the “gig-economy” …

Italy: Il Centro Studi Diritti & Lavoro Monthly Newsletters 2016

The Il Centro Studi Diritti & Lavoro is a legal research initiative in Italy founded by Fabio Rusconi and Andrea Danilo Conte. This is the compilation of the Italian language monthly newsletters …

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Seattle City Ordinance 124968

An ordinance  relating to taxicab, transportation network company and for hire vehicle drivers; amending Section 6.310.110 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 6.310.735 to the Seattle Municipal …

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