Protecting the Labour Rights of Migrant Workers and Refugees

Global Labour Rights Reporter | Volume 3, Issue 1

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This issue of the Global Labour Right Reporter is focused on Protecting the Labour Rights of Migrant Workers and Refugees. In 2021, the ILO estimated that there are 169 million international migrant workers (meaning those who are employed in a country of which they are not a national) with a rise in the number of young people migrating for employment. As such, migrant workers make up 5% of the global workforce. Migrant workers are among the most vulnerable as they often are excluded from coverage of labour laws, including limitations or exclusions from the right to associate or to collectively bargain. Access to labor justice – either in the country in which they work or the country where they are from – is often difficult at best. And these problems are compounded for those who are undocumented migrant workers, many of whom work in the shadows without recourse to labor inspection, administrative bodies or courts. This Journal issue explores regulatory, legislative, and advocacy based strategies to ensure access to justice for migrant workers and refugee workers around the world.

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GUEST EDITOR’S NOTE
PROTECTING THE LABOR RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND REFUGEES
NEHA MISRA

ESSAYS
AN AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL
LAURIE BERG & BASSINA FARBENBLUM

MIGRANT WORKERS’ RIGHT VIOLATIONS: THE NECESSITY FOR LAWYERS TO SEEK COURT INVALIDATION OF THE STATE AUTHORITY TO TIE WORKERS TO SPECIFIC EMPLOYERS
AMANDA AZIZ & EUGÉNIE DEPATIE-PELLETIER

ACHIEVING PROTECTIONS FOR UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN THE U.S.: OBSTACLES, MILESTONES, BREAKTHROUGHS
MICHAEL FELSEN

THE VULNERABILITY OF UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT WORKERS UNDER ITALIAN IMMIGRATION LAW
RITA DAILA COSTA

ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS’ WAGES IN THE GULF
SOPHIA KAGAN

UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN POLAND: HOW TO TACKLE ENTRENCHED ABUSE PRACTICES IN A NEW REALITY
LEONID STOIKOV

IS PORTABLE JUSTICE VIABLE FOR KENYAN MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UAE? ASSESSING THE NEED AND DRAWING KEY INSIGHTS FROM THE HONG KONG MODEL
FURAHA-JOY SEKAI SAUNGWEME & PUJA KAPAI

REMEDIATION UNDER SECTION 307 OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DOMINICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY FOR A WORKER-DRIVEN PLAN
ALLIE BRUDNEY & AVERY KELLY