Transnationalizing Unions: The Case of the UAW and the IG Metall

This case study documents the Transnational Partnership Initiative between the United Auto Workers union in the United States and the IG Metall union in Germany. The two unions joined efforts …

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Book Review: “Migrants at Work: Immigration and Vulnerability in Labour”

Book Review written by Ines Wagner in the BJIR, An International Journal of Industrial Relations, Volume 54, Issue 4, December 2016, pp. 883-884. Hardcover book itself edited by Cathryn Costello …

A Comparative analysis of non-discrimination law in Europe

This report commissioned by the EU covers the 28 EU member states as well as some additional countries in the region (e.g., Turkey and Iceland).  The first 60 pages provide …

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A Comparative analysis of non-discrimination law in Europe

This report by European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination (Commissioned by the EU) covers the 28 EU member states as well as some additional countries in the …

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French Case Report: Lafarge operations in Syria 2013-14

A French Criminal complaint was brought in Paris against Lafarge, which operated in Syria in 2013-14.  Sherpa and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights brought a case on …

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Mongolia policy brief: Freedom of Association and Collective bargaining

This policy brief examines law and practice in Mongolia in light of international labour standards relating to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Mongolia ratified both the Freedom of Association …

A Summary Note: A Review of the Implementation of the Labour Law of Mongolia

A review of the implementation of the Labour Law of Mongolia (1999) undertaken by labor law experts professor Urantsetseg Baldan and professor Bolormaa Soloon of National University of Mongolia. It …

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Reinforcing the State: Transnational and State Labor Regulation in Indonesia

This article in (69 ILR Review 5) examines Better Work, an Indonesia-based initiative to improve labor conditions for garment industry workers, to understand how transnational regulations reinforce domestic regulatory efforts. …

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The Political Economy of Russian Migration Politics

This paper contains a general overview of significant amendments to migration legislation and current developments in the area of migrant workers. In particular, the authors describe in general patent system …

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UK: “False Self-Employment, Autonomy and Regulating for Decent Work: Improving Working Conditions in the UK Stripping Industry”

Research Article Abstract Posted in Front of Paywall: “A large‐scale study of working conditions in UK‐based strip dancing clubs reveals that dancers are against de facto self‐employment as it is …

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