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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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ILO Committee on Freedom of Association Report (2023)

ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association Report https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_872245.pdf https://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB347/ins/WCMS_873062/lang–en/index.htm (additional languages available here)

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OSH and the COVID-19 pandemic: A legal analysis

This study provides an analysis of how occupational safety and health (OSH) regulation responded to the circumstances of key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explains the objectives of OSH …

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ILO General Survey: Achieving Gender Equality At Work

Here is the new general survey from the ILO on Gender Equality at Work. General Survey on the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), the Workers with Family …

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Practical Guide – The Need for a Gender Perspective on Occupational Health & Safety

“Millions of working people die every day from occupational injuries or illnesses. However, workers experience dierent risks and dierent eects from these exposures to hazards. Gender, age, race, health conditions …