Subway faces $50M suit for sexual abuse at franchisee

A former employee of Subway franchisee GRB Investments is suing the operator and the brand for $50 million in damages after she was repeatedly drugged and raped by her supervisor, according to a …

Street vendors sue KCCA law enforcement officers for brutal arrests

Two street vendors have sued Kampala Capital City Authority -KCCA and two law enforcement officers for inhuman arrest during operations. The vendors Esther Apio and Hamida Nakayaga who sell fruits, …

Chile: Ley de teletrabajo para personas cuidadoras (Chilean Legislation on Teleworking for Individuals in Caregiving Roles)

El Gobierno de Chile promulgó, este viernes (22/12/2023),la nueva Ley de Conciliación entre la vida personal, familiar y laboral, que pretende mejorar las condiciones de miles de personas, principalmente mujeres …

ILAW Network y CSI piden a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos reconocer el derecho al cuidado

ILAW Network y la Confederación Sindical Internacional-CSI presentamos escrito de Amicus Curiae ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en el trámite de la Opinión Consultiva sobre el derecho al …

En Colombia es nuevamente radicada la Reforma Laboral “Trabajo por el Cambio” ante el Congreso de la República

En Colombia, el día de hoy fue nuevamente radicado el Reforma Laboral “Trabajo por el Cambio” propuesto por el Gobierno nacional en cabeza del presidente Gustavo Petro. La reforma había …

Sexual violence is a pervasive threat for female farm workers – here’s how the US could reduce their risk

Television crime shows often are set in cities, but in its third season, ABC’s “American Crime” took a different tack. It opened on a tomato farm in North Carolina, where it …

Nigeria: Despite convention, gender violence in workplace worsens

On June 21, 2019, when the conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted the Centenary Declaration on the Future of Work, it expressed a clear commitment to a world …

Research on “Impact of Covid-19 on Women’s labour Rights in Georgia”

Impact of Covid-19 on Women’s rights_EN COVID-19 პანდემიის გავლენა ქალთა შრომით უფლებებზე_GEO

‘So many reports of violence and abuse’: how the gig economy fails women around the world

“I have to be honest,” says Anjali Krishan. “I didn’t realise how bad things can get for women and gender minorities in the platform industry. The amount of discrimination and …

The Gig Economy Is Much Worse for Women

Women working for platforms routinely face harassment and abuse—for considerably lower pay. When Grace started as a food delivery courier in Edinburgh in 2016, she was one of just two …

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