Milan probes into Dior suppliers’ illegal labour unsettle luxury sector

The Dior leather bag supplier Milan investigators long had their eyes on was located close to the Via del Lavoro in the suburban city of Opera — or labour street. …

Armani company put in receivership amid labour exploitation probe

An Italian court placed under judicial administration a company owned by Italian fashion group Armani accused of indirectly subcontracting production to Chinese companies that exploited workers. The judges in Milan …

TRADE UNIONS, STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND DIGITAL LABOUR PLATFORMS: A CASE-STUDY OF THE CGIL

Platform workers often face a justice gap in enforcing their rights and this is mainly due to the extensive use of algorithmic management practices that are central to their business …

Sentence of the Court of Palermo against Foodinho (Glovo group): «The selection of riders is discriminatory»

The “selection system” of riders by Foodinho (Glovo group) is “discriminatory”, which, through an “excellence score”, offers better “if not more” job opportunities, because they can choose the riders in …

Italy: A court has revoked the dismissal of 4,000 Uber Eats riders

(article originally in Italian) The company has announced its exit from the Italian market, leaving delivery workers without protection. For the Milan court it is an illegitimate procedure Important union victory …

The dark side of the gig economy (Originally in Italian)

Barcelona, ​​Berlin, Milan , Athens and Brussels have in common that they are among the European urban centers where, in recent years, the use of home delivery via food delivery platforms has become more widespread . This is why documentary …

Accessing the algorithm to build union power: The case of Palermo

On 20 June the Court of Palermo ruled that Spanish food delivery platform Glovo has to disclose how its algorithm allocates tasks to workers.  The decision follows other recent court cases …

Italy unveils measures to boost labor market flexibility

Italy is slashing a poverty relief scheme and making it easier to hire workers on a short-term basis, as the right-wing government addresses complaints from employers about the difficulty and …

The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line

“The Future of Unions and Worker Representation, written by Professor Anthony Forsyth, thoroughly examines four countries and industrial relations systems—Australia, the UK, the USA, and Italy—to assess and contrast their …

“Riders are salaried workers”: the Turin judges’ ruling

Translation (original in Italian) TURIN. The Court of Turin has ruled in favor of eight Glovo bike riders who had filed an appeal asking to be recognized as employees. The …