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Updated Bangladesh labour laws: Gaping legal vacuum, lack of political goodwill and repressed rights to protest 更新的孟加拉国劳动法：法律真空、缺乏政治诚意和抗议权利受到压制

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a915990

Anupoma Joyeeta Joyee

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Regulating Artificial Intelligence and Platform Work in Europe: Manipulating the (digital) extraction of value 欧洲对人工智能和平台工作的监管：操纵（数字）价值提取

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a915987

Caroline Murphy, Tony Dundon

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Editorial: Union Rights for Tech and Platform Workers 社论：技术和平台工人的工会权利

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a915985

Daniel Blackburn

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Tech Redundancies in Ireland: The FSU Experience 爱尔兰的技术裁员：FSU 的经验

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a915982

Gareth Murphy, Niall Cullinane

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Collective Bargaining and the Platform Economy: Insights from Europe 集体谈判与平台经济：欧洲的启示

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a915986

Mariagrazia Lamannis

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Workers of the World, Unite! Finding Solidarity in Trade Union Affiliation 全世界无产者，联合起来!在工会组织中寻求团结

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a905529

Sindhu P. Menon

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Mapping the World of Labour 绘制劳动世界地图

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a905534

Daniel Blackburn

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The Race for Rare Earths in the Renewables Age: Can Global Labour Take Control of Global Supply Chains? 可再生能源时代的稀土竞争:全球劳动力能否控制全球供应链?

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a905532

Glenn Thompson

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Confronting exploitation: What labour movement for the 21st century? 面对剥削:21世纪什么样的劳工运动?

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a905531

Andreas Bieler

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Zenroren's Efforts to Increase International Activities Zenroren努力增加国际活动

International Union Rights Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/iur.2023.a905530

Keisuke Fuse

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