What’s new?: ‘Targeted update’ strengthens OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

“On 8 June 2023, the OECD released a “targeted update” of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Negotiations on the newly renamed “OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business …

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ILO: Migrant workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining

“Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (FACB) are fundamental rights of universal scope that should apply to all workers – including migrant workers – without distinction. In …

A just transition guaranteed by international law is within reach – here’s how

“In 2021, we argued that the core elements of any conceptualisation of a just transition is already well-rooted in international human rights law. We contended that a just transition should not be considered merely …

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Digitalisation in the Construction and Woodwork Sectors

“The study investigates the impact of digital technologies on workers in the construction and woodworking sectors and how trade unions are responding to these changes. To answer these questions, an …

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Empowerment or Exploitation: Global Perspectives on Women’s Work in the Platform Economy

This signature volume of essays, part of a regular series curated and edited by the JustJobs Network, seeks to provide varying perspectives on the opportunities and challenges that technology, particularly …

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ALGORITHMIC MANAGEMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION — A GUIDE FOR WORKERS AND UNIONS

“In a growing number of economic sectors, employers are using algorithmic management systems (AMS) to ratchet up productivity at the expense of workers’ health, privacy and wages. These systems often …

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The Gig Economy Is Much Worse for Women

Women working for platforms routinely face harassment and abuse—for considerably lower pay. When Grace started as a food delivery courier in Edinburgh in 2016, she was one of just two …

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Protecting workers’ rights in digitised workplaces – knowing what we need to know

“Across all sectors of the global economy automated and algorithmic management systems (AMS) of various kinds are being deployed by employers to, supposedly, increase productivity and efficiency. Whilst this quest …

Research and Policy Brief: Avenues for exploited migrant workers to remain in their country of employment to pursue labour remedies

“Migrant workers around the world are routinely subjected to wage theft and other forms of labour exploitation. Most are unwilling or unable to report abuse to the authorities or seek …

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ILO Guidance Note – Wage Protection for Migrant Workers

“Working time and wages are the working conditions that have the most direct and tangible effect on the everyday lives of workers and employers. Wages can determine job choice, the …

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