The decision reached by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the status of Uber and Uber’s drivers. The ECJ found that Uber should be considered as a taxi company, …
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“Indirect Discrimination, Justification and Proportionality: Are UK Claimants at a Disadvantage?”
In this article, the authors discuss how both the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) approach the standard of scrutiny for the …
Gender discrimination comes in many forms for today’s working women
42% of US working women reported gender discrimination at work on the job because of their gender, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data. 22% of US men …
Government of Canada offers support to vulnerable migrant workers in Canada
The Government of Canada released the news to manifest its determination to protect the migrant workers in Canada and some specific measures are also listed. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2017/12/government_of_canadaofferssupporttovulnerablemigrantworkersincan.html
Improving Paths to Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in the Global Supply Chains – A Legal Guide
Looking beyond the ‘arm’s length transaction’ between certain contractual parties in a special relationship, the purpose of this guidance is to identify paths to accountability for human rights abuses in …
Wages and Working Conditions in and out of Global Supply Chains: A Comparative Empirical Review (Brazil, China, Chile, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, etc.)
This research note discussed the theories about wages, working conditions and global supply chains. People interpret the relationship between global supply chains and working conditions in different theories. But we …
Analysis of the formal-informal transitions in the Ecuadorian labour market.
The study provides an analysis of the transition between formal and informal sectors. Throughout the report, the author reviews the literature and previous data from the national survey and statistics …
Future of Work in a Digital Era: The Potential and Challenges for Online Freelancing and Mircowork in India
The article provides a statistical report on the emergence of digital era in India and importantly, its impact on the labor population, employment with regard to contractual workers and workers …
Analysis of the Implementation of the Policy on Labor Migration 2016-2017
The Royal Government of Cambodia issued its second Labor Migration Policy (LMP) in December 2014. The LMP was developed by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MOLVT), relevant line …
UK: “Work in Britain’s Informal Economy: Learning from Road-Side Hand Car Washes”
This article examines the phenomenon of a rapid increase in hand car washes in the UK. In this context, the authors ask what this increase tells us about “informalization of …
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