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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘If you report abuse, you lose your job’: Spain’s labourers fight back
Fed up with exploitation and sexual assault, women farm workers in Spain are campaigning to make their collective voice heard
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYoung workers know they're being ripped off - and that unions are the answer
Last weeks global food strikes show young workers get what trade unionism is about - and bringing new forms of...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryNEW PODCASTS: The future of trade unions – masterclass series
Revitalising trade unions depends on new ideas and learning from what works. A new series of podcasts co-produced...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryUnions in the 21st century: adapt to survive, co-opt to grow
Could a clever campaign make support for unions an integral part of corporate social responsibility?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThree lessons the labour movement must learn from the Fight for 15 at Walmart
Social media, the power of reputational damage, and effective communications are powerful tools for trade union organising.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryA call for the revival of political and economic education
Political and economic education is pitiful, and via political parties, the education system and trade unions, it...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryEmbracing data is key to the future of unions
Learning to read and predict our changing environment through strategic use of data is crucial for the survival of...
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Published in: HomeThe working lives of the under-30s show the future of work for us all
New research by the Trades Union Congress to understand the lives of Britain’s young workers will help improve work...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryBack to the future: women’s work and the gig economy
Learning from the history of women’s work can help to overcome discrimination and improve working conditions in the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryFalling through the gaps: insecure work and the social safety net
Labour market support systems need to adapt to the growing number of workers in vulnerable employment.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryNew unions, old laws: why flexibility is key in the ‘gig economy’
The UK already has court-tested law to better protect people working in the gig economy, but a movement is needed to...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryOrganising against the gig economy: lessons from Latin America?
New strategies of organisation and workers’ control in Latin America suggest ways to tackle the insecurity of the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryOrganising freelancers in the platform economy: part two
Adopting online freelancing platforms as part of a business model presents organisations with challenges that...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe changing world of work and the trade union movement’s response
The economy and employment are changing fast, but there are important steps that UK unions can take to be prepared.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryIt’s time to regulate the gig economy
Technology is used to monitor workers doing platform-based work. It can also be used to regulate work and protect workers.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryOrganising freelancers in the platform economy: part one
To understand the future of work we need to explore the diversity of platforms and how they are used in the modern economy.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryIt’s not the gig economy, stupid.
The gig economy has got us talking about the labour market, but the decline in trade union membership matters more.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryTrade unions, the internet, and surviving the gig economy
The internet provides new opportunities to strengthen collective action and improve new forms of work.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryA crisis of control: what should the on-demand workforce be demanding?
To improve security at work we must bring together the demands of people in work with those looking to find work.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySame as it ever was? Labour rights and worker organisation in the modern economy
New jobs, old problems. How can labour protect itself from the cloud?