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This week, we present two new briefings on current hot topics.<br>
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IER researcher, Ben Crawford, conducts an <a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.ier.org.uk/publications/briefing-freeports-and-labour-standards/">international analysis of freeports</a> and their impact on workers' rights around the globe, making recommendations to protect freeport workers from exploitation.<br>
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Meanwhile, with Lord John Hendy QC's Status of Worker Bill nearing its second reading in the House of Lords, a <a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.ier.org.uk/publications/briefing-the-status-of-workers-bill/">new briefing</a> examines the issue of insecure work and how the UK's employment status system has encouraged its growth.<br>
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Also see below, the announcement of our <a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.ier.org.uk/events/ier-ctuf-tuc-fringe-a-new-deal-for-workers/">TUC Fringe</a> - as always, free to attend, and featuring a high-profile panel of speakers.<br>
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And finally - we are hiring! We're looking for a new Director of the IER and interested candidates are invited to <a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.ier.org.uk/news/vacancy-director-of-the-ier/">read the job description and apply here</a>.
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<div style="text-align: left;">The IER is proud to launch a programme of low-cost advertising to trade unions and the organisations that wish to reach them as a means of supporting our charitable aims.<br>
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For just £50, you can have your image in our newsletter, with a link to your website, campaign, event or service, and a coloured box of text - just like this - all about you.</div>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">He notes that where freeports have been poorly designed, they do not just become a way for firms to avoid customs duties, but also a way for them to exploit workers.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;color: #F2F2F2;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:18px">IER staff will continue to work, but remotely from home. We will answer emails, produce publications and circulate our weekly News Briefs and other on-line information. However, phone calls to the office or mail sent by post will not receive immediate attention.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;color: #F2F2F2;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:18px">We apologise for any inconvenience caused and wish you all best wishes during this difficult time.</span></p>
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