Climate change and workplace heat stress: technical report and guidance

This publication provides an overview of evidence and guidance on the growing challenge of workplace heat stress in the context of climate change. It highlights the health and productivity risks …

KENYA’S DIGITAL FIRST RESPONDERS: The Hidden Workforce Powering Global Tech

This report focuses on data workers in a growing technology hub: Nairobi, Kenya. Fueled by a young, educated, tech-savvy population, a workforce with cultural and linguistic proficiency, an economy with …

Little Tech Goes Global: The Expansion of AI and Workplace Surveillance

“As artificial intelligence reshapes the future of work, a new form of digital oversight is spreading quietly and rapidly across the globe—not from Big Tech, but from a sprawling network …

Bankrupting Labor Power

Corporations use bankruptcy to undermine worker collective power. For example, corporations can run to bankruptcy court to shed collective bargaining agreements and class action torts judgments such as sexual harassment …

No market for abuse: how import bans fight back against forced labour

Coffee. Gloves. Smartphones. Solar panels. Seafood. So much of what we consume comes from sprawling global supply chains tainted by forced labour. This abhorrent practice endures because it pays. Companies …

Proposed OSHA Rule Is Dangerous for Workers and the Law

July was a busy month at the U.S. Department of Labor. Within a period of a few days, the agency announced dozens of regulatory changes, primarily intended to roll back existing protections for workers. …

ILO Working Paper: The role of collective bargaining in promoting just transitions

This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six …

Uber’s Inequality Machine: Data on How AI-Driven Pay is Harming Workers and What We Can Do to Push Back

“Uber’s Inequality Machine is the nation’s first and largest study of its kind. Our data stems from a survey of more than 2,500 Uber drivers in more than 45 states, …

Court Allows Claims of Forced Labor to Build World Cup Stadiums

On June 26, 2025, in F.C. v. Jacobs Solutions Inc., Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung (District of Colorado) partly granted and partly denied a motion to dismiss claims against U.S. companies under the Trafficking …

New Bill Could Curb Exploitation of US Gig Workers

The gig economy runs on hidden rules. Every day, millions of workers in the United States log into apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Amazon Flex to earn a living, without …