The EU Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Platform Work: an overview.

“This article discusses the proposal for the EU Directive on Platform Work. While welcoming the proposal advanced by the Commission, it highlights some of its shortcomings and suggests more robust …

De-gigging the labour market? An analysis of the ‘algorithmic management’ provisions in the proposed Platform Work Directive

Workers are increasingly being managed by technologies. Before spreading to larger segments of the labour market, algorithmic management systems were a signature feature of platform work. The exercise of power …

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ILAW Network’s Second Global Conference

We are excited to invite you to the ILAW Network’s Second Global Conference, to be held on October 7-9, 2022, in Brussels, Belgium. We very much hope you will be …

October 7–9, 2022
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Webinar: Introducing the Future of Labor Law Interactive “Wiki”

The ILAW Network invites you to attend a webinar launching the interactive “wiki” website the Future of Labor Law.  At our first Global Conference in Mexico City, many of you expressed …

July 19, 2022

Your Boss Is an Algorithm

“What effect do robots, algorithms, and online platforms have on the world of work? Using case studies and examples from across the EU, the UK, and the US, this book …

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The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19

“COVID-19 has shone a light on the critical importance of health and care workers, who were applauded and celebrated. It also laid bare the extent of inequalities workers in this …

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Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals

A leaked trove of confidential files has revealed the inside story of how the tech giant Uber flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments during its …

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Migration and Migrant Labour in the Gig Economy: An Intervention

In urban gig economies around the world, platform labour is predominantly migrant labour, yet research on the intersection of the gig economy and labour migration remains scant. Our experience with …

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ILO – Building blocks for a comprehensive strategy on achieving decent work in supply chains

The core elements of a comprehensive strategy on decent work in supply chains were agreed to by a tripartite working group  of the International Labour Organization (ILO). These building blocks …

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Tripartite working group agrees on a way forward for ILO work in supply chains

The core elements of an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on decent work in supply chains have been agreed by a tripartite working group  – representing governments, employers and workers – of …