WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released a new Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Staff report investigating the treatment of garment workers, labor rights, and factory safety …
ILAW, NLC partner on ILO Convention 190
The International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network ILAW, is supporting the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and women/young workers across Nigeria to lend their voices for the ratification of the International Labour …
Gender violence study in Brazilian garment factories provides a ‘wake-up call to action’
The vast majority of Brazilian textile and shoe factory workers who took part in a recent study say they have experienced some form of violence at work, often gender-based violence …
Violencia y discriminación contra mujeres, niñas y adolescentes: Buenas prácticas y desafíos en América Latina y en el Caribe
La CIDH ha considerado pertinente la elaboración de un informe que identifique y analice los avances más significativos, los principales desafíos pendientes y las buenas prácticas existentes en el cumplimiento …
Ruling in Paul Haggis Case Gives Lift to #MeToo Lawsuit
In a significant ruling that could make it easier to file sexual assault lawsuits in New York City, an appeals court ruled this week that a city law prohibiting “animus …
Breest v Haggis, 2019 NY Slip Op 09398, Dec 26, 2019
The central question in this appeal is: what must a plaintiff allege in order to state a cause of action under New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law …
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Tackling cyberbullying in the world of work
It started as an investigation into something long dismissed as an urban legend. Finally, even if far too late, the awful scale of the Parisian Ligue du LOL – internationally known as the LOL league – …