COVID-19 and world of work: Impacts and responses

This note offers the ILO’s preliminary assessment concerning the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work and proposes a range of policy options to mitigate these impacts and …

Looking beyond the “Points-Based Immigration System”: A few reflections on the future of immigration under Johnson’s Conservative government

“On 19 February 2020, the Johnson government released the details of the “points-based” immigration system that would operate once the Brexit transitional period comes to an end on 31 December …

Kim v. Reins International California, Inc. (Supreme Court of California)

This case presents an issue of first impression: Do employees lose standing to pursue a claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, § …

Can Transnational Labour Law Resolve the Crisis of Labour?

For a hundred years, the ILO has championed the cause of social justice, facilitated dialogue amongst its stakeholders, provided intelligent analysis and advice, and undertaken whatever practical on-the-ground measures its …

Future of unemployment and the informal sector of India

The article deals with the problems of poverty persisting in India due to presence of large unorganised sector under which the portion of informal sector has been on the rise. …

India: State regulations notified under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1857.

Following a rise of coronavirus cases in India, the state governments of Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have enacted emergency regulations pursuant to the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 …

How is Gig Economy Redefining The Job Trends in India

The article opines on the rise in blue-collar jobs as part of the gig economy in India and analysis of the provisions of the Code on Social Security 2019 which …

Misclassified Information

Ramirez is a member of the so-called “gig economy,” a phrase that conjures Silicon Valley-tinted visions of Uber drivers and TaskRabbits but really describes a wide range of workers spilling …

Nigeria: TOAN v. Registered Trustees of Tricycles Owners

Please find the decision from the National Industrial Court (Lagos): TOAN V REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF TRICYCLES OWNERS This decision recognizes that under Nigerian law, organisations registered  as Incorporrated Trusteeship under …

Access to Justice Challenges Faced by Victims and Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Eswatini

“In June 2018, the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act was passed into law after years of advocacy from civil society and women’s human rights organizations in Eswatini. It …