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 …

Not Even Nice Work If You Can Get It; A Longitudinal Study of Uber’s Algorithmic Pay and Pricing

A new independent study, published today by researchers from the University of Oxford in partnership with Worker Info Exchange, reveals that Uber’s introduction of dynamic pay has reduced driver pay, increased …

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Effectiveness of the EU global human rights sanctions regime

Following more than twelve months’ discussion in the Council, the European Union’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime was adopted in December 2020 – a cause for celebration in the human …

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Adapting to the Heat: Existing Global Responses for Workers’ Protections in Construction, Building Materials, Wood and Forestry Industries.”

“As the world reels from record-breaking heat, with 2024 officially the hottest year ever and 2025 already registering dangerous spikes across continents, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) launches …

LITTLE TECH Goes Global: The Expansion of AI and Workplace Surveillance

The following discussion delves into the multifaceted trends that characterize the ongoing transformation in workplace technology. It explores the expansion of surveillance technologies beyond the realms of Big Tech, the …

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Sorry we subcontracted you

The logistics sector has become increasingly important to the European economy over the past years due to the spread of e-commerce, which has brought about consumer-driven supply chains and integrated …

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Realising Decent Work in the Platform Economy: Addressing Intermediated Platform Employment in Food Delivery and Data Work

“The digital platform economy has grown rapidly across sectors, encompassing services from transportation and delivery to data annotation and content moderation. While much of the policy focus has been on …

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Unexplained migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia

A FairSquare investigation into the deaths of low-paid migrant workers in Saudi Arabia suggests there is a critical absence of effective policies and processes to determine the cause of migrant …

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Revolutionizing health and safety: The role of AI and digitalization at work.

Based on an in-depth desk review, key informant interviews and a review of policy and practice, this report explores the changes digital technologies are bringing to safety and health at …