What a ‘gig worker’ is remains ill-defined, which can suit employers. But the spread of the gig economy means more workers don’t have the same rights and protections as employees.
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Improving the ability for worker’s voices and perspectives to be heard in the workplace could have wide ranging benefits for employers and broader society at large.
While the fashion industry may want to address worker exploitation in their supply chains, it would open them up to tremendous legal liability. This needs to change.
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Senior Lecturer in Law and Anthropologist, University of Newcastle
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Research Assistant, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Business and Society, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow, Ash Center for Democracy Harvard Kennedy School / Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
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Professor of Employment Relations, Director of Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto
