Business Views on Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of Two Recent Studies

https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2020.10

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Human Rights Violations of Migrant Workers in India During Covid-19 Pandemic

This article deals with the several cases of human rights violations of migrant workers that has occurred in India during the Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, the article addresses issues highlighting police …

DESPITE THE BINARY: LOOKING FOR POWER OUTSIDE THE EMPLOYEE STATUS

“In both labor law and employment law, worker power is viewed as a binary. Workers are either classified as “employees” who hold labor and employment law’s preferred protections, or they …

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From Morocco and Tunisia to Belgium via Italy: migration and posting of third country nationals (Regional Case Study)

“Over the last fifteen years Belgium has been one of the main destinations for posted workers, together with Germany and France. This growth has been absorbed particularly by the construction …

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Lockdown Woes: The Dismal State of Domestic Workers in India

This article specifically focusses on the harassment and violence faced by live-in female domestic workers during the lockdown brought about in India due to Covid- 19. “Live-in workers” have been …

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May Day 2020: COVID Pandemic Places Spotlight on Seven Glaring Labour Rights Issues (India)

The article addresses the effects of the national lockdown on workers and the related issues prevalent in India related to labor rights as on 2020 May day. The article specifically …

Regulation and the future of work: The employment relationship as an innovation facilitator

Digital transformation and the reorganization of the firm have given rise to new forms of work that diverge significantly from the standard employment relationship. Advocates of digital disruption suggest that …

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Harnessing Public Institutions for Labour Law Enforcement

The paper explores how to integrate a Transnational Labour Inspectorate (‘TLI’) dealing with transnational private instruments of Multinational Enterprises (‘MNEs’) into the International Labour Organization (‘ILO’). After exploring monitoring initiatives …

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India’s Liberalisation Project and the Future of Trade Union

This research discusses in detail the failings of the “labor market reform” project in India or the liberalization project of the 1990s. Surveys conducted with the garment workers in the …

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Covid-19 and Labour Law. A Global Review

“This special issue of the Italian Labour Law e-Journal intends to provide a systematic and informative overview on the measures set out by lawmakers and/or social partners in a number …