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Uruguay: Senado aprobó proyecto de ley que regula el teletrabajo; cuáles son sus principales claves

En la mañana de este martes la Cámara de Senadores aprobó con 18 votos en 27 el proyecto de ley presentado por la legisladora colorada Carmen Sanguinetti para regular el teletrabajo. Durante la sesión se …

Worker Empowerment, Collective Labour Rights and Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights

“This article proposes a normative, moral justification for the protection of collective labour rights as aspects of the right to freedom of association under Article 11 European Convention on Human …

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Taiwan’s foreign factory workers face rights violations amid latest Covid outbreak

“Taiwan may be at the tail-end of its worst Covid outbreak since the pandemic began, but migrant workers are still facing draconian lockdown measures that rights advocates describe as “discriminatory”. …

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100 Years of Advancing Freedom of Association: ILO Convention 11’s role in promoting rights for agricultural workers

“In 1921, the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted the Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention (No. 11). Convention 11 advanced the principle that all those engaged in agriculture are entitled to …

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Protection for striking workers: is there an end to the UK anomaly because of Mercer v Alternative Futures Group Protection?

In an important trade union law case, Mercer v Alternative Future Group Limited, the President of the EAT has found that s.146 Trade Union Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (‘TULRCA 1992’) …

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Transatlantic trade co-operation: a lever for environmental and labour protection?

“After the second world war, the United States became the architect and staunchest supporter of a rules-based system of world trade, embodied in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade …

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How Temp Agencies Keep Their Workers’ Wages Low

The Biden administration has targeted noncompete agreements. But other tactics depress worker wages. When Fredy Amador worked as a quality technical specialist for a temp agency in Chicago, he and …

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OECD Complaint: FNV v. Just Eat Takeaway

OECD Complaint filed by FNV against Just Eat accepted by the Dutch National Contact point over violations of workers’ and trade union rights.      

La Corte Interamericana: Opinión consultiva sobre la libertad de asociación (Inter-American Court: Advisory opinion on freedom of association)

OPINIÓN CONSULTIVA SOBRE LOS DERECHOS A LA LIBERTAD SINDICAL, NEGOCIACIÓN COLECTIVA Y HUELGA, Y SU RELACIÓN CON OTROS DERECHOS, CON PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO “El 5 de mayo de 2021 la …

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How to Protect Workers While Protecting the Climate

“Much of the resistance to climate protection lies in a deep fear that, whatever promises may be made, workers who lose their jobs will just be thrown on the economic …