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ILO Working Paper: The role of collective bargaining in promoting just transitions

This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six …

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Uber’s Inequality Machine: Data on How AI-Driven Pay is Harming Workers and What We Can Do to Push Back

“Uber’s Inequality Machine is the nation’s first and largest study of its kind. Our data stems from a survey of more than 2,500 Uber drivers in more than 45 states, …

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When ‘Bossware’ Manages Workers: A Policy Agenda to Stop Digital Surveillance and Automated-Decision-System Abuses

“In recent years, businesses and employers1 have turned to digital technologies for a wide variety of management functions.2 (See Appendix 1 for a summary of increased employer powers related to …

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Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology

“Every day, new headlines emerge hyping the power of artificial intelligence, algorithmic management, and automation technologies to transform work. The narrative surrounding emerging technology often focuses on newness and innovation, …

Forced Labour in the UK’s Supply Chains

1. The Joint Committee on Human Rights has explored the issue of forced labour in supply chains reaching the UK. The inquiry has found evidence that goods which are produced …

Bullsh*t: Forced Labor in Brazil’s Beef and Tallow Supply Chains

The use of forced labor remains a pervasive and largely overlooked feature of the Brazilian cattle industry. On isolated ranches, often deep within ecologically vulnerable regions, workers are subjected to …

Just transitions in national climate frameworks and climate policies: Experiences in alignment, planning and progress tracking

This report by the KCI reviews the coverage of just transition in nationally determined contributions and long-term low-emission development strategies, implementation within key sectors, and tracking its progress. From the …

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Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy: A 2024 update of developments in legislation, case law and collective agreements

This working paper was prepared in 2024 and reviews developments internationally since 2021 relating to the exercise of the right to bargain collectively and the existence of collective agreements among …

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Transposing the CSDDD – Navigating Legal Uncertainties amidst the Omnibus proposal and Implementation Challenges

On 28 May 2025, the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and …

Funding rightsholder-driven due diligence

A new Swedwatch report shows that limited funding for worker and community driven due diligence approaches is undermining efforts to hold companies accountable to human rights and environmental standards. The …