Macron uses special powers to force through plan to raise pension age

The French government has used controversial special constitutional powers to force through a rise in the pension age amid chaotic scenes in parliament in which radical left MPs sang La …

French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies E. Africa oil project

A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial …

In Lyon, Uber ordered to pay 17 million euros to 139 drivers

(article in French) The Labor Court forced the VTC company to reclassify the contracts of 139 drivers. A “quite historic” decision for their lawyer. It is a particularly heavy fine. …

Civil Liability for Human Rights Violations: A Handbook for Practitioners

“In 2019 – 2022, the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights led the project on civil liability for human rights violations funded by the Oak Foundation (Project). The Project involved a comparative …

ETUI: The right to strike – country factsheets (35 Countries)

The right to strike varies considerably across Europe, often with specific rules and restrictions imposed on public service workers. The European Trade Union Institute has produced 35 country factsheets that …

How France lobbied against Commission’s proposal on platform workers’ rights

France heavily lobbied the European Commission over the rights of platform workers, favouring the position of platforms and raising more concerns of collusion between French decision makers and industry lobbyists, …

Gig Workers Are Losing Their Hard-Won Rights

A battle between unions and Just Eat France sets a troubling precedent for platform workers. IT WAS 2020 when, in a bold challenge to industry orthodoxy, one of the world’s biggest …

Deliveroo écope d’une grosse amende pour ne pas avoir salarié ses livreurs

Le tribunal judiciaire de Paris a infligé ce mardi 19 avril une amende de 375.000 euros, le maximum prévu, à Deliveroo France jugée pour “travail dissimulé”, lors d’un premier procès pénal en …

Deliveroo gets a big fine for not having paid its delivery people

Deliveroo France was tried for “concealed work”, during a first criminal trial in France of “uberization” with the issue of the true status of its deliverers. The Paris court on …

Total Uganda case: the French Supreme Court recognizes the jurisdiction of the civil court

Today, the Court of Cassation (French Supreme Court) issued its ruling on the case against the oil giant Total, led by six French and Ugandan civil society organizations (CSOs) – …