Eritreans Sue E.U. Over Use of Forced Labor Back Home

BRUSSELS — A Netherlands-based group of Eritreans sued the European Union on Wednesday, demanding it cease financing a project in the east African dictatorship that uses forced labor, the lawyer …

Covid-19 and Labour Law. A Global Review

“This special issue of the Italian Labour Law e-Journal intends to provide a systematic and informative overview on the measures set out by lawmakers and/or social partners in a number …

ETUC Briefing Note: National measures to protect self-employed workers

This ETUC briefing note is focused on how EU Member States must also ensure that the protections, changes in laws and regulations regarding short-term work, paid sick leave, etc,. do …

Briefing Note: National measures to protect non-standard workers including workers in the platform economy

This briefing contains the following sections: • Policy pointers on the vulnerable situation of non-standard workers and platform workers amidst the COVID outburst. • Measures introduced at national level to …

Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines Final Statement UNI Global Union vs. VEON

The NCP’s statement respond to a complaint filed by UNI Global union in 2016. UNI Global Union’s complaint alleged that the company harassed workers to suppress organizing with the Banglalink …

Netherlands: Guidelines on price arrangements between self-employed workers

Self-employed workers are undertakings. They determine their products, prices, and service themselves. That is why the competition rules also apply to self-employed workers. However, there are situations where the competition …

Deliveroo condamné aux Pays-Bas à payer des cotisations de retraite

Nouveau revers juridique pour Deliveroo aux Pays-Bas. Un tribunal d’Amsterdam vient de condamner le fournisseur de repas à domicile à payer 640.000 euros à un organisme de retraite au titre d’un …

Dutch child labour due diligence law: a step towards mandatory human rights due diligence

“The Dutch law introduces a duty of care [zorgplicht] to prevent the supply of goods or services which have been produced using child labour. This duty is different to the …

The Netherlands takes an historic step by adopting child labour due diligence law

Today the Dutch Senate voted to adopt the Child Labour Due Diligence Bill. In doing so, the Netherlands demonstrates that it is serious about combating child labour in global supply …

2018 Annual Report Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile

In 2018, the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) took further steps in the area of International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC). Companies, the government, civil-society organisations, and trade …