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Prof Deirdre McCann
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Professor, Durham Law School. Effective labour regulation/decent work. Co-founder and Organizing Committee, Regulating for Decent Work Conference. Editorial Committee, Industrial Law Journal. Former Official @ILO.
Pinned
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
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My work on Magna Carta, King John, 19th century theatre and a splash of pantomime has been republished in this edited collection
www.routledge.com/Shakespeare-...
Shakespeare at Large: Law and the First Folio
This collection celebrates the quadricentennial anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623), examining the intersection of law, literature, history, and performance through eight scholarly essays....
www.routledge.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
"When women gain access to decent work, families are lifted out of vulnerability and communities become more resilient." www.ilo.org/resource/art...
From displacement to decent work: Women rebuild roads and their futures in Somalia
With ILO support, displaced and host community women in Baidoa in southwest of Somalia are training as stone cobblers, earning income and rebuilding vital roads. The project promotes decent work, gend...
www.ilo.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
On the recent release of the World Bank's second Business Ready report, my assessment of the labour regulation dimension of #B-READY, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org, is available on @ssrn.bsky.social bit.ly/BRSSRN. Forthcoming in the Modern Law Review. www.worldbank.org/en/businessr...
Business Ready
The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) is the premier research and data arm of the World Bank. DEC increases understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leade...
www.worldbank.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Looking forward to seeing Durham Choral Society on Saturday 24th January - An Evening with Will Todd. Trailer 👇 www.durhamchoralsociety.org.uk
Singing In Durham | Durham Choral Society | Durham
Durham Choral Society is a mixed-voice, amateur choir that performs choral music in Durham Cathedral. We are a charity that promotes choral singing in Durham, UK.
www.durhamchoralsociety.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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In those areas where the Act breaks new ground for UK law, including zero hours contract laws, analysis indicates that the adoption of similar laws in other OECD countries in the recent past has led to productivity and employment improvements.
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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A new report, commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade, and co-authored by a team of Digit researchers, benchmarks the protection afforded by new UK rights against those across the OECD.

www.gov.uk/government/p...
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 22
Durham Cathedral
Artist: SRBadmin
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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...
14th International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) European Congress
YouTube video by Durham University Business School
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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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...
WSC 2025 round-up: A year of worker power! – Worker Support Centre
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re proud to share our first newsletter detailing some of the moments where workers led the way, shaped change and built the foundations for a fairer Scotland.
workersupportcentre.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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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 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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« Le portrait d’Elisabeth Lederer », de Gustav Klimt, devient la deuxième œuvre la plus chère jamais vendue aux enchères
« Le portrait d’Elisabeth Lederer », de Gustav Klimt, devient la deuxième œuvre la plus chère jamais vendue aux enchères
Six acheteurs étaient sur les rangs, mardi à la maison de ventes aux enchères Sotheby’s, à New York, pour acquérir le tableau de l’artiste autrichien, finalement adjugé 236 millions de dollars.
www.lemonde.fr
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🎵 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/...
Ticketbooth
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November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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-...
Informal Workers, Vulnerability and Human Rights: An Inter-American Story
ABSTRACT . Informality is a defining feature of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where nearly half of the workforce remains excluded from
academic.oup.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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💜 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...
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🎬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
Magna Carta and its influence today: a debate.
Had a fantastic time in the Cathedral earlier this month discussing the charter with colleagues Henry Jones, @benedictdouglas.bsky.social and @thombrooks.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS2X...
Magna Carta and its influence today: A Durham Cathedral Institute debate
YouTube video by Durham Cathedral
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October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Soo delighted to be at the launch of this brilliant new @uofglasgow.bsky.social initiative
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Arts & Humanities - College of Arts & Humanities Research - Arts Lab - Our Labs - Scottish Catholic Studies
www.gla.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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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...
"The worst social policy ever"
We have a couple of bonus guest posts over the next week.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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...
Why architecture can’t afford another decade of gender inequality
Despite good intentions and pockets of progress, gender inequality remains deeply embedded in the architecture sector’s culture and structures, a RIBA-commissioned study by the Fawcett Society has fou...
www.ribaj.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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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
October 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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
Great to speak at wonderful Magna Carta event as part of an exhibition of three different issues on display at @durhamcathedral.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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....
📢 Happening TOMORROW!

Join us for a Trade Union Side Event at the 2025 IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings 💼🌍

🗓 16 October 2025
🕤 9:30–12:00 ET
📍 AFL-CIO Solidarity Room, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC

Join online: ituc-csi-org.zoom.us/j/66328453405
@aflcio.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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 👇
Please join us for this webinar on 28 October, 1-2pm UK time, on 'Modern Slavery and Human Rights: Migrant Workers in the Agricultural and Care Sectors in the UK,' with Prof Tomoya Obokata, the current UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery since 2020
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Modern slavery and human rights: migrant workers in the agricultural and care sectors in the UK - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM