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ILO Adopts First Global Labor Standard for Platform Work: What U.S. Companies Need to Know

Right to strike protected under key labour treaty, says UN World Court

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled that the right to strike is protected under a core International Labour Organization (ILO) convention, in a landmark a...

ILO Adopts Landmark Treaty on Gig Work

Click to expand Image Delegates of the Standard-Setting Committee on Decent Work in the...

The ICJ Upholds Right to Strike in Landmark Opinion

Last week the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered, by ten votes to four, the advisory opinion that workers’ organizations have awaited for fourteen years. The right to s...

Making Gig Work Pay: ILO Convention 193 and Remuneration

Last month, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted ILO Convention 193, the first international legal instrument regulating digital platform work. C193 is a boon for th...

Italy Introduces Employment Law Reforms

Italy recently introduced Decree-Law No.62/2026 which seeks to address three key areas: (i) the definition of “fair wages”; (ii) the restructuring of social security contribution e...

UN court affirms international labor treaty protects workers right to strike

The International Court of Justice opined Thursday that an international labor treaty protects the right to strike. The advisory opinion provides clarity to the treaty provisions,...

Oman strengthens ILO ties, retains labour rights ranking

GENEVA, June 6Dr Mahad bin Said Baowain, Minister of Labour, met with Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO, in Geneva on the sidelines of the 114th Session of the Internat...

ICJ affirms global right to strike, but India remains exempt without ILO pact ratification

Although ratified by 158 countries and guaranteeing workers the right ‘in full freedom, to organise their administration and activities,’ the convention does not explicitly mention...

Top UN court rules workers’ right to strike ‘protected’ in key treaty

The nonbinding ruling is expected to be hailed as a victory by workers' groups and influence global labour relations.

European Commission Publishes its Guidelines on the EU Forced Labour Regulation

A Framework for the Weight of Treaty Body Output: The ICJ’s Right to Strike Advisory Opinion

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the right to strike under ILO Convention No. 87, holding by ten votes to four that the right is...

Labour law in the age of AI

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed the modern workplace, reshaped operational processes and altered how employees perform their duties. This tech...

Germany- Employment Law Pitfalls for Working Students, Interns, and Summer Workers

World's first gig economy treaty adopted at ILO

Decent Work platform economy convention seeks labour protections for millions in app-based jobs and services

Germany’s 2026 Labor Law Reforms: A Program for Growth and Employment?

Treaty Interpretation in the ICJ’s Opinion on the Right to Strike

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87. The question before the Court was whether the...

Workweek Reduction: The Road to 2030

Mexico has enacted a major reform to its Federal Labour Law introducing a phased reduction of the working week to 40 hours, alongside changes to overtime limits and the introductio...

German Works Council Rights Apply to Domestic Sites With Foreign Headquarters

Rethinking Gig Worker Classification: How the 2026 ILO Negotiations Could Reshape Labour Rights

Introduction Over the last ten years, the world has seen a huge transformation in the global economy with the explosive growth of the platform or gig economy. Millions of people ar...

When Advice Should Have Turned Binding: A Missed Opportunity

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice gave its advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87. By ten votes to four, the Court concluded that the...

A Win for Platform Workers: ILO Convention No. 193

A convention that almost did not happen The platform economy has grown into a workforce that the World Bank estimates at between 154 and 435 million people. Yet for most, the intro...

Top UN court rules workers’ right to strike ‘protected’ in key treaty 

News|Workers’ Rights The top United Nations court has ruled that workers and unions have the right to strike under...

Employer Policies in Mexico: Tips for Enforceability