BITTER HARVEST: SUPPLY CHAIN OPPRESSION AND THE LEGAL EXCLUSION OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

Persistent exploitation of farmworkers is a defining problem of our time. An estimated 32% of the global population is employed in agriculture. At the base of global food systems, agricultural …

Beyond the Surface: Unpacking the Opportunity Structure for Gender Equality Bargaining in Chile

By analysing the interrelations between the regulatory framework, organisational dynamics, and gender politics, we assess the challenges for Gender Equality Bargaining (GEB) in Chile. Several factors in the political arena …

Beyond the surface: Unpacking the opportunity structure for gender equality bargaining in Chile

“By analysing the interrelations between the regulatory framework, organisational dynamics and gender politics, we assess the challenges for Gender Equality Bargaining in Chile. Several factors in the political arena drive …

Rights-Based Sanctions Procedures

“Federal agencies are increasingly interpreting international labor rights and imposing a wide array of economic and financial penalties, or “rights-based sanctions,” under various laws and regulations. Congress recently vested the …

ETUI Report on the social security rights of short-term third-country national migrant workers

“This report provides an overview of the ways in which EU and EEA Member States have regulated their social security frameworks in relation to short-term third-country national (TCN) migrant workers. …

The Right to Strike, Minimum Service Levels, and European Values

“The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill 2023 proposes a ‘minimum service levels’ framework for strikes in certain public services in Great Britain. These proposals were justified by reference to European …

The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line

“The Future of Unions and Worker Representation, written by Professor Anthony Forsyth, thoroughly examines four countries and industrial relations systems—Australia, the UK, the USA, and Italy—to assess and contrast their …

It takes two to code: a comparative analysis of collective bargaining and artificial intelligence

“The extension of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic management mechanisms by companies has led to growing trade union demands to regulate their use. This article explores the role of collective …

Litigating the Algorithmic Boss in the EU: A (Legally) Feasible and (Strategically) Attractive Option for Trade Unions?

“Workers subject to algorithmic management devices, both in platform work and in conventional employment settings, often face a justice gap in enforcing their rights, due to the opacity characterizing most …

Mandatory human rights due diligence laws in Europe: A mirage for rightsholders?

Mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD) laws in the European Union (EU) – both enacted and in the making – seem to be a promising tool to harden soft international …

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