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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.

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · May 15

On @ssrn.bsky.social, a new paper with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org on the World Bank's Business Ready project. Focusing on the #B-READY Labor Topic, we highlight significant divergence from ILO standards and domestic labour laws, and an endorsement of very poor quality jobs. bit.ly/BRSSRN

The World Bank's Business Ready Project: The Labor Topic, ILO Standards and the Role and Impact of Labour Regulation <br>

The World Bank's new Business Ready (B-READY) project replaces the controversial Doing Business index in assessing global business and investment environments a

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 2d

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...

Trade, Labour and Sustainable Development

‘The product of many years’ engagement with the topic by a world-leading scholar of labour law and international law, this book offers an eloquent, nuanced and authoritative account of how to realise ...

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 2d

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

Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 15d

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/...

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 13d

📢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-...

The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: A Labour Standards Analysis

The EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence entered into force on the 25th July 2024 (CSDDD).1 The CSDDD has been lauded for the long-awaite

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 14d

"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-...

Our community now sees the value of care work | ILO Voices

Yoraima Cristina Navarro Izquierdo is an Arhuaco leader and founder of Josa Peace Builders, an association of women weavers in Colombia. An ILO project has provided training on economic autonomy and r...

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 15d

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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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Sigurd M Nordli Oppegaard @sigurdoppegaard.bsky.social · 27d

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

Researchers presenting at academic conference

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Andy Hodder @hodderandy.bsky.social · 27d

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

Larry Savage presenting in front of a graph of person days lost in Canada.

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 27d

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.

Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 28d

With Sangheon Lee, Susan Hayter @ilo.org Simon Deakin, Kamelia Pourkermani @jbs.cam.ac.uk Peter Kerckhofs @eurofound.europa.eu Bernd Brandl @durham-university.bsky.social.

Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 28d

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.

Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Jul 4

Valuable opportunity at #RDW2025 to reflect upon the World Bank's new Business Ready #B-READY index and the role of labour law indicators in research and policy. With Simon Deakin & Kamelia Pourkermani @cam.ac.uk and Sangheon Lee, Suki Dasgupta and Michael Watt @ilo.org.

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 28d

With Sangheon Lee, Susan Hayter @ilo.org Simon Deakin, Kamelia Pourkermani @jbs.cam.ac.uk Peter Kerckhofs @eurofound.europa.eu Bernd Brandl @durham-university.bsky.social.

Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking forward to our Special Session on Re-Quantification of Labour Law - incl in the #WorldBank B-Ready index - w/Sangheon Lee, Susan Hayter @ilo.org Simon Deakin, Kamelia Pourkermani @jbs.cam.ac.uk Peter Kerckhofs @eurofound.europa.eu Bernd Brandl @durham-university.bsky.social bit.ly/ILERASS25

Special sessions - ILERA2025

SPECIAL SESSION 1: Workshop for Developing Papers on Gender and Industrial Relations Organisers: Keywords: Gender and industrial relations, industrial relations theory, feminist theory, gender equalit...

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Sep 4

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...

Conference programme - ILERA2025

The final conference programme can be downloaded using the link below:

ilera2025.webspace.durham.ac.uk

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

Casting a light on dependent contractors: a new statistical and increasingly important category - ILOSTAT

This blog provides a snapshot of dependent contractors, a group of workers who have long existed but have only been made visible through statistics recently.

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Duille @duille.com · Aug 16

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

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Aug 18

"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...

ILO and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean call for investment in care to generate millions of formal job

New study shows that investing in care systems can generate 31 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the majority in the formal economy.

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Ayushman Bhagat @ayushmanbhagat.bsky.social · Aug 12

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/...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 8

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.

Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.

Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Aug 8

"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...

Can local industrial relations improve working conditions in global supply chains?

Based on research recently published in the International Labour Review, this blog draws on data from the Better Work programme in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua and Viet Na...

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Aug 4

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....

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Jul 26

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...

Sustainable Development Goal 8 and the 2030 deadline: What needs to be done?

YouTube video by International Labour Organization

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Jul 25

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.

Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · Jul 21

A large cross-country trial finds that income-preserving four-day workweeks boost job satisfaction and worker's well-being. @julietschor.bsky.social #sociology #4DW
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Work time reduction via a 4-day workweek finds improvements in workers’ well-being - Nature Human Behaviour

Fan et al. find that income-preserving 4-day workweeks boost job satisfaction and mental and physical health, while easing burnout. Gains are partly driven by improvements in work ability, reduced fatigue and fewer sleep problems.

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · Jul 25

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...

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