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Webinar: Introducing the Future of Labor Law Interactive “Wiki”

The ILAW Network invites you to attend a webinar launching the interactive “wiki” website the Future of Labor Law.  At our first Global Conference in Mexico City, many of you expressed …

July 19, 2022

Your Boss Is an Algorithm

“What effect do robots, algorithms, and online platforms have on the world of work? Using case studies and examples from across the EU, the UK, and the US, this book …

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The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19

“COVID-19 has shone a light on the critical importance of health and care workers, who were applauded and celebrated. It also laid bare the extent of inequalities workers in this …

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Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals

A leaked trove of confidential files has revealed the inside story of how the tech giant Uber flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments during its …

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Migration and Migrant Labour in the Gig Economy: An Intervention

In urban gig economies around the world, platform labour is predominantly migrant labour, yet research on the intersection of the gig economy and labour migration remains scant. Our experience with …

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ILO – Building blocks for a comprehensive strategy on achieving decent work in supply chains

The core elements of a comprehensive strategy on decent work in supply chains were agreed to by a tripartite working group  of the International Labour Organization (ILO). These building blocks …

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Tripartite working group agrees on a way forward for ILO work in supply chains

The core elements of an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on decent work in supply chains have been agreed by a tripartite working group  – representing governments, employers and workers – of …

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Disrupting Cultural Norms Through Occupational Health and Safety: A Convention 190 Perspective

“Sexual harassment and cultural norms are inextricably linked. One need look no further than Cambodia’s Labour Law, which is not alone in conceptualising sexual harassment as a violation of female decency and …

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Essential jobs, remote work and digital surveillance: Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic panopticon

An unprecedented COVID-19-induced explosion in digital surveillance has reconfigured power relationships in professional settings. This article critically concentrates on the interplay between technology-enabled intrusive monitoring and the augmentation of managerial …

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State of Remedy 2021

The year 2021 marked another discouraging year in terms of remedy for complaints by communities and civil society under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines). Only 2 of the …

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