Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 22 Durham Cathedral Artist: SRBadmin

Good memories of the ILERA European Congress. Great to see colleagues from around the world in Durham. Thank you to Barbara Bechter @durham.ac.uk and Rae Cooper @sydney.edu.au for organising, and to Catherine Lemercier and Emilien Blandine for the short film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGH...

We believe everyone should be safe, valued and respected at work - no matter our job or nationality. In 2025 workers across Scotland have showed what that looks like in action. Check out our FIRST EVER newsletter to hear more about this work. workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/10/w...

Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵

An evaluation of the World Bank's Business Ready (B-READY) Labor Topic, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org. Expanded, accepted version, forthcoming in the Modern Law Review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @ssrn.bsky.social

« Le portrait d’Elisabeth Lederer », de Gustav Klimt, devient la deuxième œuvre la plus chère jamais vendue aux enchères

🎵 Tickets now on sale for Durham Choral Society's celebration of Durham-born composer Will Todd. Also featuring Voices of Hope, members of Newcastle's Strictly Smokin' Big Band and Alice Grace, with the composer accompanying on the grand piano. durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Important new article on informality under the IASHR by @mauropucheta.bsky.social and @renanbkalil.bsky.social, open access in the ILJ. Exploring the potential for a rights-based model and calling for a more systematic recognition of informal workers by the Court. academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...

💜 In #Colombia, women caring for the elderly — at home and in jobs — are overworked, underpaid, and invisible 📢 They carry 76% of unpaid care work, yet get little support. It’s time to value care as essential work! 📰 Read the full story @equaltimes.bsky.social : www.equaltimes.org/the-women-lo...

🎬Now online: the Durham Cathderal debate on the contemporary resonance of Magna Carta. Thoughtful reflections from our @thombrooks.bsky.social @benedictdouglas.bsky.social @ruthhoughton.bsky.social and Henry Jones (and provocative questions from the pews!) @durhamcathedral.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk

Soo delighted to be at the launch of this brilliant new @uofglasgow.bsky.social initiative www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...

New post out: "The worst social policy ever" Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP. Lots of data but also powerful testimony. (Free to read) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

Dispiriting report on gender equality in architecture: harassment, unequal pay, long hours, power imbalances. Sexism remains "woven into the fabric of practice life." New study by RIBA/@fawcettsociety.bsky.social. www.ribaj.com/intelligence...

Season 14 kicks off this Friday Oct 17th with our first week of screenings at Cinema Village theater in NYC (22 E 12th St) through Oct 23rd! See the schedule and get tickets on Eventbrite here: bit.ly/TixWUFF14

Lovely to see such a big crowd in Durham Cathedral to hear from @thombrooks.bsky.social @benedictdouglas.bsky.social @ruthhoughton.bsky.social and Henry Jones on Magna Carta📜. @durham.ac.uk @durhamcathedral.bsky.social

A pleasure to share my assessment of the World Bank's Business Ready #B-READY project yesterday at @ituc.bsky.social. Welcome opportunity to hear more about the research of Rouguiatou Diallo, @floriangrant.bsky.social & Dhaisy Paredes Guzman. My paper w/Sangheon Lee: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Excellent opportunity to hear from @nataliesedacca.bsky.social @ingathiemann.bsky.social and Tomoya Obokata @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social on Modern Slavery and Human Rights. Tuesday 28th October. Registration details 👇

Thrilled to host Mercury Prize fringe event this Sunday at Mark Hillery Music Studios!

Fascinating book launch last week for this important recent volume by @tnovitz.bsky.social. On the interplay of trade and labour regulation in the quest for sustainable development. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/tra...

Looking ahead to what's coming up this month, I'll be speaking at Durham Cathedral with my colleagues Henry and @benedictdouglas.bsky.social about Magna Carta (1225) as part of the ongoing exhibition

📢New in the Industrial Law Journal: Parveen Morris @manchester.ac.uk on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #CSDDD. Parveen evaluates the Directive's labour dimension and its promise for ensuring labour rights in LDCs. @oxfordacademic.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...

"I want to bring a voice to women: a voice of encouragement, a voice of solidarity and a voice of recognition for all the effort that they have been making for decades." voices.ilo.org/stories/our-...

Fast approaching! On 15th October, see Henry Jones @durham-university.bsky.social Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social & Benedict Douglas @benedictdouglas.bsky.social reflect upon Magna Carta, chaired by Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social. Tickets: durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Pleased to share this publication. Thanks to my co-editor @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and all authors! @etui.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social #ILERA2025 #ILERA #tradeunions #unionrenewal Order or download your copy here www.etui.org/publications...

Kristin Jesnes @jesnes.bsky.social and Anne Mette Ødegård from @fafoinfo.bsky.social introducing the special session on the #euhorizon project #IntegrateDialogue at #ILERA @durham-university.bsky.social

Great to hear @profsavage.bsky.social present his work with Alison Braley-Rattai on the constitutional right to strike in Canada at ILERA

Excellent opening day of #ILERA2025 at @durham-university.bsky.social. Inspiring keynote from Susan Hayter @ilo.org on the defence of collective labour institutions and a privilege to convene a Special Session on #B-READY and the future of labour regulation indices.

Looking forward to tomorrow's #ILERA2025 session on the Re-Quantification of Labour Law. Continuing a conversation that began in Geneva at #RDW2025 on the World Bank's #B-READY project and the evolution of labour law indicators.

While in Durham, a chance to catch the Magna Carta and the North exhibition in the Cathedral - www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/events/magna...

The final programme for next week's #ILERA European Congress in @durham-university.bsky.social is now online. ilera2025.webspace.durham.ac.uk/conference-p...

On the new dependent contractor category under ICSE-18 - ilostat.ilo.org/blog/casting...

"Design for an artist's town house and studio". Charles Rennie Mackintosh. c.1900. Image: Hunterian. 

"The study highlights that investing in care policies and services aligned with international standards could generate millions of formal jobs, most of which would be held by women." www.ilo.org/resource/new...

Happy to share that my article, “Autonomy of Migration as Travelling Theory: Situated Principles from Nepal,” has now been published as an open-access piece in @societyandspace.bsky.social Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

"The presence of workplace unions is linked to better compliance with labour standards, even in countries where union activity is restricted." www.ilo.org/resource/art...

The draft programme for the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) European Congress is now available #ILERA2025. Durham, UK, 10-12 September 2025. See the programme at ilera2025.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/u....

The latest Future of Work podcast, on accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 8 #SDG8. With Sangheon Lee @ilo.org; Roberto Suárez Santos, IOE; Carmela I. Torres, Department of Labor and Employment, the Philippines; Luc Triangle @ituc.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwkR...

This study has found a six-month trial of a 4 day week to reduce burnout, increase job satisfaction and improve the mental and physical health of workers.

Write up about the exhibition for Magna Carta and the forthcoming panel where Henry, Benedict and I will be speaking: www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-cathe...

Must-see Magna Carta event at Durham Cathedral on 15th October : Henry Jones @durham-university.bsky.social, @ruthhoughton.bsky.social & @benedictdouglas.bsky.social on Magna Carta's contemporary relevance, chaired by @thombrooks.bsky.social. Tickets: durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Durham Cathedral's issues of Magna Carta on display across the summer 📜. www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/events/magna...

Lovely day at the Durham Law School Congregation ceremonies. Congratulations to all of our graduates!

“They don’t talk about ‘poverty’ as an abstract concept but about not having the things that most people would consider basic: a safe home that isn’t mouldy or full or rats, with a bed big enough to stretch out in, ‘luxury’ food like bacon, a place to do homework, heating ...” bit.ly/45YUfeD

’Tis the (conference) season! 🎓🌏 From📍 #RDW2025 in Geneva to📍 #LLRN7 in Bangkok, we connected with familiar faces in new cities to join dynamic conversations shaping the future of work ✊🗞️ #LabourResearch #OpenAccess #DecentWork

Stimulating week in Geneva at #RDW2025 sharing insights with colleagues from across the world on the rapid transformations that are reshaping working life. #DecentWork

Proud to share insights from the #RDW2025 @ilo.org conference! We spotlighted homecare and domestic work: from fair wages & legal protection to ILO C189 & gender equality. #Decentwork in care is key to inclusive, resilient labour markets. Let’s keep pushing for change.

Congrats to the winners of our #RDW2025 Decent Work Prize! Ritvik Gupta and Priyam Vadaliya for their paper on "The Last Mile of AI Value Chains: Labor Standards for Data Work." The Prize is sponsored by the University of Melbourne Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law.

Soon to be livestreamed, our #RDW2025 Closing Plenary on Rethinking our Economic Model for Decent Work and Human Development. With Rick Samans @gvagrad.bsky.social, Sangheon Lee @ilo.org, Danielle Guizzo, Pedro Conceição and Agustín Mario. live.ilo.org/event/rethin...