Eight years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Pakistan, victims and their families are still fighting for justice

On 22 September 2020, almost exactly eight years after Pakistan’s worst industrial fire officially killed 264 garments workers and injured over 60 others in the commercial capital of Karachi, an anti-terrorism court …

Labour Protections for Overseas Chinese Workers: Legal Framework and Judicial Practice

The launch of China’s Belt and Road Initiative has brought attention to the dispatch of Chinese workers overseas. These vulnerable migrants are often charged high fees in China only to …

Leveraging Desperation: Apparel Brands’ Purchasing Practices during Covid-19

It has been seven months since the Covid-19 pandemic upended global garment supply chains, as buyers abruptly – and retroactively – canceled orders, and suppliers and workers’ rights organizations called …

Earth’s New Gilded Era

The world is getting hotter, and the divide between rich and poor is getting bigger. Consider the cantaloupe. It’s a decent melon. If you, like me, are the sort who constantly …

No #MeToo for Women Like Us” Poor Enforcement of India’s Sexual Harassment Law

“In 1992, Bhanwari Devi, a government social worker in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, was gang-raped in front of her husband by higher caste neighbors angered by her efforts …

EUROPEAN SOCIAL DIALOGUE IN THE COURT OF JUSTICE: An Amicus curiae workshop on the EPSU case

The General Court ruling in the EPSU case has been considered by the majority of legal doctrine as highly unsatisfactory in its results, as well as poorly supported in its …

Economies of care or abuse? COMPANY BEHAVIOUR IN MEXICO DURING COVID-19

“The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities and human rights abuses in Mexico. The response of federal and local governments as well as business have been widely discussed in the …

Algorithmic discrimination in Europe – Challenges and opportunities for gender equality and non-discrimination law

“This report investigates how algorithmic discrimination challenges the set of legal guarantees put in place in Europe to combat discrimination and ensure equal treatment. More specifically, it examines whether and …

Denuncias por incumplimientos laborales en Tratados de Libre Comercio presentadas por sindicatos | Complaints for labor violations in Free Trade Agreements filed by unions

En varios países de Latinoamérica se  han utilizado mecanismos de quejas o reclamaciones, en el marco de Tratados de Libre Comercio con Estados Unidos, Canadá y la Unión Europea que …

How Unions Can Bridge the Gap Between Climate and Labor Movements

“While U.S. union den­si­ty hit an all-time low in 2019, the non­prof­it sec­tor appears to be one area where work­ers are union­iz­ing. The Non­prof­it Pro­fes­sion­al Employ­ees Union (NPEU) brought sev­en …