The “underdiagnosis” of heat-related worker deaths: “The data doesn’t reflect what’s happening.

(article originally in Spanish) Unions say official statistics, which do not report a single death in 2024, do not capture the scale of the phenomenon. Other European countries suffer from …

North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work ‘like slaves’ in Russia

Thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work in slave-like conditions in Russia to fill a huge labour shortage exacerbated by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the BBC has …

Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) v. Spain

The complaint was registered on 31 July 2025. It relates to Articles 1§§2 and 4 (the right to work), 3 (the right to safe and healthy working conditions), 11 (the …

Riders without rights

For three freezing months over the winter of 2022, Sharmila, an international student from India, biked across Berlin delivering food for Wolt. She followed every ping on the app, waited …

Dangerous Heat Waves Are a Workers’ Rights Issue

he Labour Party’s flagship Employment Rights Bill is currently in the final stage of its legislative journey in the House of Lords. Peers are making a final round of amendments …

Forced Labour in the UK’s Supply Chains

1. The Joint Committee on Human Rights has explored the issue of forced labour in supply chains reaching the UK. The inquiry has found evidence that goods which are produced …

Italian authorities seize €121 million from Amazon for alleged tax fraud and worker exploitation

Italian financial police have seized €121 million from a Milan-based Amazon branch after the e-commerce giant was accused of alleged tax fraud and worker exploitation.  They are investigating the alleged …

France jails three in champagne ‘slaves’ case

A French court on Monday jailed three people for human trafficking in the champagne industry, exploiting seasonal workers and housing them in appalling conditions. The Champagne region is under tough …

Lords pass amendment to weaken crackdown on zero-hours contracts

The Employment Rights Bill suffered a set-back on Monday, as Conservative and Liberal-Democrat peers successfully passed amendments that weaken the government’s measures to tackle insecure work. The amendments seeks to …

Italy cracks down on sweatshops feeding Loro Piana, Armani, Dior

The unnamed worker was paid off-the-books, earning roughly €1,500 ($1,742) a month, according to legal documents seen by Bloomberg — about the price of one Loro Piana baby cashmere sweater. …