Not much has changed since the ILO began to discuss decent work in supply chains 12 months ago.
Britain’s drive to limit migration has removed many of the rights migrant domestic workers once had in the UK. Could collective organising help bring them back?
Domestic workers flooded the office of Donald Trump’s nomination for the Office of Management and Budget with baby pacifiers this week.
Companies, especially since the crisis, make the case that advances in workers’ rights lessen the competitiveness of an economy. Should we believe them?
Companies haven’t earned our trust when it comes to protecting workers’ rights, so why do states give them the benefit of doubt?
Workers can beat big business when they come together, but the fight would certainly be easier if the state were generally on their side.
The state is the only force large enough to defend workers’ rights from big business, so why is it so often batting for the wrong team?