Virginia Mantouvalou

@vmantouvalou@someone.elses.computer
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Professor of Human Rights and Labour Law, UCL, Faculty of Laws. Working on workers’ rights, human rights, structural injustice, prison labour, domestic labour, privacy etc.

My book Structural Injustice and Workers’ Rights is coming out with OUP in early 2023 https://global.oup.com/academic/product/structural-injustice-and-workers-rights-9780192857156

Websitehttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/people/professor-virginia-mantouvalou
UK Labour Law Bloghttps://uklabourlawblog.com/
Virginia MantouvalouNov 13, 2024

I wrote a review of the exhibition 'Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights' at the Wellcome Trust for the UK Labour Law Blog.

Strongly recommended to everyone with an interest in precarious work.

https://uklabourlawblog.com/2024/11/13/review-of-the-exhibition-hard-graft-work-health-and-rights-at-the-wellcome-trust-by-virginia-mantouvalou/

Review of the exhibition ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’ at the Wellcome Trust – by Virginia Mantouvalou

1. Introduction In October 2024, a group of UCL academics and students visited an exhibition at the Wellcome Trust entitled ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’. I had been asked by my colleague, …

UK Labour Law
Virginia MantouvalouSep 10, 2024

I am delighted to share the new Special Issue of the European Labour Law Journal, for which I was Guest Editor, on the 'Labour and Social Security Rights of Captive Workers'.

https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ella/15/3

Authors examine work in prison & immigration detention in Europe & beyond.

It includes pieces by R Kelly, H Collins, H Noorda, S Robin-Olivier, M Azinovic, P Herzfeld Olsson, F Papadopoulou Skarp, B Jarman and C Heard, F Milman-Sivan and Y Sagy, M Guido, and K Bales.

Virginia MantouvalouMar 14, 2024

Our book on Structural Injustice and the Law, co-edited with Jo Wolff, with an outstanding list of contributors, has a beautiful cover.

It is coming out later this year open access with UCL Press.

Virginia MantouvalouNov 27, 2023
Michael VealeNov 27, 2023
New post from @vmantouvalou & me — when 3rd parties have legal claim on data in employees’ personal folders & devices (eg FoI, SARs, inquiries, even Parliamentary motions!) — what does/should law say about protecting privacy rights while searching for it? https://uklabourlawblog.com/2023/11/27/blurred-boundaries-rescuing-workers-privacy-in-the-process-of-searching-data-and-devices-by-virginia-mantouvalou-and-michael-veale/
Blurred Boundaries: Rescuing Workers’ Privacy in the Process of Searching Data and Devices – by Virginia Mantouvalou and Michael Veale

Image by Firmbee from Pixabay 1. Introduction In the context of the UK Covid inquiry, employment law barrister, Jason Braier, commented on social media: Employees are often told that when they draf…

UK Labour Law
Virginia MantouvalouJul 4, 2023
Just finished an incredible two day workshop on ‘Prison Labour in Europe’ at UCL with brilliant speakers. It was a true delight to host it & start an important discussion that we’ll continue.
Virginia MantouvalouJul 2, 2023

Hosting a workshop at UCL on the ‘Labour and Social Security Rights of Working Prisoners in Europe’ on Monday and Tuesday.

Very much looking forward to the discussions on this important topic.

Virginia MantouvalouJun 14, 2023
Maayan NieznaJun 14, 2023

"For anti-slavery efforts to be effective, they have to look wider and deeper, identify the root causes of exploitation, and aim to address not isolated incidents, but structures of exploitation affecting thousands of workers."

New blog post on the Modern Slavery PEC website, following @vmantouvalou new book

https://modernslaverypec.org/latest/from-isolated-cases-to-structural-injustice

Re-framing modern slavery: from isolated cases to structural injustice

Modern slavery is not merely an isolated problem caused by individual perpetrators. It results from economic, social, and political structures, where the law is not just the protection, but often the cause of exploitation. Smugglers and deceitful recruiters take advantage of vulnerable…

Modern Slavery PEC
Virginia MantouvalouJun 10, 2023
Show threadBen WaberJun 10, 2023
Next was a blistering discussion on structural #injustice and workers' rights (@vmantouvalou's new book) at Oxford Law with Shrey Atrey, Maayan Niezna, Manoj Dias-Abey, Bridget Anderson, Samantha Currie, and Emily Kenway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=comBro3uHzI (4/11) #migrants
Book Launch: Structural Injustice and Workers’ Rights

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Virginia MantouvalouApr 26, 2023

My new book, Structural Injustice and Workers’ Rights, was just published online for everyone with an Oxford Scholarship Online subscription. It can be browsed here:

https://academic.oup.com/book/45859

Structural Injustice and Workers' Rights

Abstract. When discussing exploitation in the workplace, governments typically deploy a rhetoric of personal responsibility. They place attention on employers w

OUP Academic
Virginia MantouvalouMar 13, 2023

I co-authored with George Letsas a new piece for the UK Labour Law Blog on 'Censoring Gary Lineker'.

We examine the extent to which the BBC can set limitations to free speech for social media activity.

https://uklabourlawblog.com/2023/03/13/censoring-gary-lineker-by-george-letsas-and-virginia-mantouvalou/

Censoring Gary Lineker – by George Letsas and Virginia Mantouvalou

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Virginia MantouvalouMar 14, 2024

Our book on Structural Injustice and the Law, co-edited with Jo Wolff, with an outstanding list of contributors, has a beautiful cover.

It is coming out later this year open access with UCL Press.