“Farmers Have No Freedom” Abuse and Exploitation of Cotton and Wheat Farmers in Uzbekistan

In recent years, the Uzbekistan government ended state-imposed forced labor in the cotton harvest and committed to undertake reforms of the agricultural sector more broadly. The government has adopted a …

EU States Give Final Approval to Omnibus Package to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements

EU member states in the European Council voted on Tuesday to approve an agreement to significantly scale back sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies under the “Omnibus I” …

Platform work is dangerous: Addressing Occupational Safety & Health risks in the platform economy

“Platform work has become a defining feature of Europe’s labour market. From food delivery and transport to care work and digital tasks performed behind a screen, millions of workers now …

UK’s gender pay gap ‘won’t close for 30 years’ at current rates

Women in the UK will not be paid the same as men until 2056 at the current rate of progress, according to a Trades Union Congress report. The gender pay gap, …

Glovo under judicial supervision in Italy amid worker exploitation claims

Public prosecutors have placed the Italian arm of Spanish food delivery platform Glovo under judicial supervision and its chief executive under investigation for alleged exploitation of workers. Investigators said on …

Glovo’s Italian food delivery arm placed under judicial supervision

Italian prosecutors have placed Foodinho, the Italian unit of Spanish food delivery group Glovo, under judicial supervision and opened an investigation into its CEO over alleged labour exploitation, according to …

Uber’s introduction of AI agents to manage workers is a disturbing and dangerous development

The introduction of such technologies by Uber marks a significant shift towards more intrusive surveillance and performance monitoring of their workforce than ever before. Uber seeks to use AI Agents …

Major setback for delivery drivers: Works council elections at three Lieferando locations overturned in court

The Federal Labor Court (BAG) declared three local works council elections at the nationwide food delivery service Lieferando invalid last Wednesday . The ruling affects the elections for couriers in Braunschweig, Bremen, …

Deregulating Workers’ Rights Will Not Save European Industry — It Will Only Deepen the Crisis

Europe’s industrial base is under enormous strain. From chemicals to metals to automotive components, companies are scaling back production or shutting down entirely as they grapple with the same structural …

TikTok facing second union busting lawsuit in the UK

Four former TikTok content moderators have lodged a UK Employment Tribunal claim against the tech giant, accusing it of harassment, bullying, and union busting, the second lawsuit of this nature …