When Your Manager Runs as an Algorithm: ICESCR Article 7 and the Hidden Rights Gap in AI-Managed Work

Workers across multiple sectors now take instructions from software — warehouse systems that pace their movements, gig platforms that deactivate accounts without explanation, content moderation queues with automated quality scores. ICESCR Article 7 defines what 'just and favorable conditions of work' means in international law. The U.S. lacks this accountability layer.