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The “Parental Rights in Education” bill recently passed in the state of Florida has come up against strong opposition on the part of 150 companies, which have signed a letter penned by the Human...

28 March 2022

United States: Citigroup circumvents Texas’ new abortion law

Citigroup management has taken a public stand against a law passed in Texas that restricts women's rights to abortion, and now bans abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. The fourth most...

24 March 2022

Great Britain: government raises social security contribution threshold in a bid to boost incomes

On 23 March and at a time when the UK is facing record inflation and plummeting purchasing power, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented the government’s spring statement and...

24 March 2022

Germany: a website launched to fight racism in the workplace

On 21 March, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Germany’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs together with the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) launched a...

23 March 2022

France: pressure mounting on French companies operating in Russia

While the French employers’ body Medef is encouraging French companies operating Russia to continue their business activities in the country, pointing in particular to their responsibilities as...

22 March 2022

France: implementation of measures to maintain employment after a health-related work hiatus

Two decrees relating to the prevention of occupational marginalisation, dated 16 March 2022, have been published in the Official Journal and will come into force on 31 March 2022. These texts...

18 March 2022

Great Britain: diversity representation is improving in FTSE 100 company boards of directors

Unveiled on 16 March, the results of the latest Parker Review survey found that as of December 2021, 89 of the 100 companies in the FTSE 100 blue-chip stock market index had at least one person...

18 March 2022

Germany: Covid-related restrictions on companies to be lifted from 20 March

On Friday 18 March, the Bundestag will vote on an amendment to the Infection Protection Act, which will formalise the rules for lifting many of the protective measures against Covid-19, planned...

17 March 2022

United Kingdom: government signs international convention against violence and harassment at work

The UK government announced on 7 March that it has signed the International Labour Organization’s landmark Violence and Harassment Convention (n°190), which was unveiled by the United Nations...

17 March 2022

Germany: Bosch creates freelancernetwork, a network to access and integrate independent IT developers

Faced with the enormous need for IT specialists stemming from the transition to digitalization, German multinational engineering and technology company Bosch has launched the freelancernetwork...

16 March 2022

France: a national plan for the prevention of serious and fatal workplace accidents

On 14 March, Laurent Pietraszewski, Secretary of State to the Minister of Labor, Employment and Integration, in charge of pensions and health at work, presented a plan (2022-2025) to the social...

15 March 2022

United Arab Emirates: labour law introduces new rights

The legal framework underpinning the labour market of the United Arab Emirates has been almost completely overhauled by Federal Decree-Law No. 33, which came into force on 2 February. The...

14 March 2022

Chile: law passed to regulate digital platform work

On 3 March, Chile’s chamber of deputies passed a law to amend the country’s labour code, in order to regulate work on digital service platforms. The final text grants platform drivers and delivery...

11 March 2022

EU: four European rail companies receive awards for their commitment to equality and inclusion

The very first European Women in Rail Awards were held on 8 March, on International Women’s Day. The initiative, launched as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, is supported by the European...

11 March 2022

Italy: aerospace, defence and security group, Leonardo introduces hybrid work

In an agreement signed on 08 March by Leonardo management and the FIOM-Cgil, FIM-Cisl and UILM trade unions, more than half of the group’s workers (between 17,000 and 19,000 of the 30,000 staff in...

10 March 2022

China: current and future perspectives on working conditions (report)

On 09 March, the non-governmental organization the China Labour Bulletin (CLB), published a 150-page report on the latest developments in workers' rights in China. It has been almost four years...

9 March 2022

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29 January 2026

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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying

Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...

9 September 2026

France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations

The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...

24 September 2026

Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures

The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...

7 September 2026