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Fight for $15 Pressures Job Boards Over McDonald’s Ads After Sexual Harassment Claims

“McDonald’s talks about and markets itself and prides itself on the fact that it’s ‘America’s best first job’,” Allynn Umel, Fight for $15’s national director, tells Teen Vogue. “And in the …

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Regulation is not an À la Carte menu: insights from the Uber judgment

“If we had to pick one among the many enlightening statements from the UK Supreme Court’s judgment in Uber, it would be this. It perfectly captures both the gist of …

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After Tazreen Fashions and Rana Plaza, Covid-19 once again exposes the human cost of fast fashion

“On 11 March 2021 it will be one year since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. And while almost every sector in every country on the planet has …

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US: Why District Attorneys Should Take Up Wage Theft Criminalization

“Studies show that employers steal billions each year from their employees, most often by failing to pay the minimum wage or overtime. Wage theft figures from the ten largest states alone reach …

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UK: The (Other) Major Victory for London Uber Drivers: Supreme Court Clarifies “Working Time”

“As has been widely reported, the British Supreme Court ruled today that London Uber drivers are “workers,” and not independent contractors, within the meaning of British law. Accordingly, these drivers are entitled …

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Efectividad jurídica de los Comentarios de la Comisión de Expertos en Aplicación de Convenios y Recomendaciones de la OIT: Análisis a partir de un estudio de caso

“Este articulo pretende ayudar a comprender cómo los tribunales nacionales pueden dar una aplicación efectiva de las normas internacionales del trabajo que no están sujetas a ratificación por los Estados, …

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Germany adds to recognition of platform workers

Digitally organised platform work can offer advantages for workers on platforms, such as low-threshold access to work opportunities, mobility and high flexibility. This is especially true of highly skilled work …

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US: Amazon’s Great Labor Awakening

“Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize.” Click the picture:

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Amazon’s Great Labor Awakening

Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize. When Abdul Tokhi, a father of two …

Religious Employers Win Right to Discriminate Against Transgender Employees

Should religious employers be able to discriminate against their transgender employees in the provision of health insurance?  Recently, in Religious Sisters of Mercy v. Azar, a federal district court in …

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