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The Regulation of Wages and the Rule of Law

April 15, 2026

The Problem of Wage SettingOne morning not long ago, the trains stood still. Platforms were silent, commuters waited, and the country paused. The reason: railway workers on strike demanded a wage …

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Aria Huys (Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven (Belgium))

(Beyond) cosmetic compliance? HRDD litigation and the Yves Rocher case under the French Duty of Vigilance Law

March 30, 2026

I.IntroductionIn March 2022, the Turkish trade union Petrol-İş, representing former employees of a Turkish cosmetics company, together with human rights action groups Sherpa and ActionAid France,…

Christina Hiessl (Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven (Belgium))

Exploring EU Labour Law Article by Article

January 28, 2026

Even at a time where deregulation approaches dominate EU-level policy discussions, EU labour law is alive and kicking. The Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed almost a decade ago, has accelerated the…

Merve Kutlu ( Anadolu University (Türkiye))

Right to Strike at the International Court of Justice, so the Workers Voice…

January 14, 2026

1. The QuestionThere has been long-standing disagreement among the constituents of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concerning the exact scope and meaning of certain provisions of the…

Tammy Kastabian (Visiting Researcher, University of Toronto Faculty of Law)

Crowd Discrimination in the Digital Workplace – When the “Wisdom of the Crowd” Turns Against Workers

January 7, 2026

An Uber driver loses access to the app after passengers give him slightly lower ratings; a job applicant is rejected again and again by automated screening tools that never explain why; a care worker…

Christmas Market, Annecy, France. ©David Mangan

Frank Hendrickx (Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven (Belgium)), David Mangan (Maynooth University (Ireland))

Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2025

We wish all readers the best as we close out 2025. We look forward to providing you with more in 2026. Happy holidays. Joyeuses Fêtes. Fijne feestdagen., full_html

European Union, Luxembourg © David Mangan

Michele Molè (University of Groningen)

Everywhere at Once: The Digital Omnibus and the Missing Protection for Workers

December 22, 2025

When Marshall McLuhan said that in the electric age “you have to be everywhere at once,” he was describing a world in which technology dissolves boundaries and forces constant participation. Workers…