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 …

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 …

Misclassified Information

Ramirez is a member of the so-called “gig economy,” a phrase that conjures Silicon Valley-tinted visions of Uber drivers and TaskRabbits but really describes a wide range of workers spilling …

An economic analysis of interstate migrant construction workers in Kannur District in Kerala

This paper studies the reason that forces the migration of construction workers to Kannur in Kerala, the socio-economic challenges they face, and the interventions that the government can make to …

Who’s Responsible Here? Establishing Legal Responsibility in the Fissured Workplace

“The nature of work is changing, with workers enduring increasingly precarious working conditions without any safety net. In response, this Article proposes a new “Concentric Circle framework” which would improve …

An Overview on Child Labor in India

This article summarizes the issue of child labor in India. Though the work participation rate of children in the country is down over the decades, India still has a high …

A Solution to Fissuring? Revisiting the Concept of the Joint Employer

Among other matters, the Taylor Review addressed the issues of employee and worker status for statutory purposes and how the current law might be updated to reflect the realities of …

An Overview on Internal Migration in India: Trends and Challenges

The paper summarizes the reasons for migration within India and the challenges that migrant laborers face in the process. It provides a rich literature review of the causes and types …

A Global System of Work, A Global System of Regulation?: Crowdwork and Conflicts of Law

On-demand platforms are changing and reshaping our conceptions of both the firm and the work relationship in far-reaching and critical ways, allowing companies to hire workers and to seek customers …

Journal of Human Trafficking, Enslavement and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Multi- and interdisciplinary journal on the nexus between human trafficking, enslavement and conflict-related sexual violence.