Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines Final Statement UNI Global Union vs. VEON

The NCP’s statement respond to a complaint filed by UNI Global union in 2016. UNI Global Union’s complaint alleged that the company harassed workers to suppress organizing with the Banglalink …

Delivering employment rights to platform workers

On January 24, the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) found in favour of some food-delivery riders litigating against their platform. The Court decided to apply a 2015 legislation that …

Total abuses in Uganda: French High Court of Justice declares itself incompetent in favour of the Commercial Court

The Nanterre High Court has handed down its decision on the summary proceedings brought by Friends of the Earth France, Survie and four Ugandan associations (AFIEGO, CRED, NAPE/Friends of the …

French NGOs and local authorities take court action against Total

Groups claim that the oil giant has not done enough to tackle climate change An alliance of 14 French local authorities and several NGOs will take unprecedented court action this …

I rider vanno trattati come dipendenti: la Cassazione chiude il caso Foodora

I fattorini non vanno trattati come lavoratori autonomi, ma come dipendenti a tutti gli effetti, anche se sono dei collaboratori. A sancirlo è la sentenza con cui la Corte di Cassazione chiude la causa intentata …

Víctimas de crímenes ambientales en Brasil buscan reparación y justicia en tribunales europeos

Ante la incapacidad del Estado brasileño de brindar respuestas efectivas a las víctimas de crímenes ambientales, se han presentado algunas acciones judiciales en países europeos, en donde empresas responsables por …

Victims of environmental crimes in Brazil seek redress and justice in European courts (English) (Spanish) (Portuguese)

How can transnational litigation help to overcome corporate impunity? The Brazilian State’s inability to respond effectively to victims of environmental crimes has led to several legal actions in European countries, …

El TSJM determina que los ‘riders’ de Deliveroo son trabajadores de la empresa y no autónomos como defiende la compañía

El TSJM determina que los ‘riders’ de Deliveroo son trabajadores de la empresa y no autónomos como defiende la compañía. El Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid (TSJM) ha determinado …

Moves against labour rights reveal blind spot in Ukraine’s reform agenda

Ukraine is in the midst of a new round of reforms. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s party, Servant of the People, swept to victory in 2019, as both a novelty (he is …

Tragédia Brumadinho: sindicatos e familiares cobram justiça e leis mais rígidas na Alemanha

Leis mais rígidas e justiça na Alemanha. Essas foram algumas das pautas levantadas pelo advogado alemão Rudiger Helm para tratar das medidas tomadas em relação à Tüv Süd, empresa alemã contratada pela Vale …