Upholding Qantas’s decision to sack staff would weaken workplace rights, union warns

Upholding Qantas’s decision to sack staff ahead of industrial action would create “uncertainty” about accessing workplace rights and water down protections against other forms of discrimination, such as sacking workers …

ECtHR Fact Sheet: Access to Work

Here is the updated factsheet from the European Court of Human Rights on cases related to ‘access to work’ https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Work_ENG.pdf

Legal Framework on the Right to Freedom of Association in Nigeria

“The exercise of the right to associate appears central to the sustenance of all other human rights. This is because, for non-state actors, the possibility to change an undesirable state …

Sweden: H&M attempts to introduce zero-hour contracts despite commitments to ensuring fair living wages

The fast fashion giant has announced major restructuring plans in Sweden, with punishing consequences for its workers. Management intends to dramatically reduce working hours for up to 1,500 people who …

PVH Corp pays US$1m as severance to Haitian garment workers

PVH Corp, the apparel retailer of brands including Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, has reportedly paid approximately US$1m in compensation to Haitian workers after the closure of a factory almost …

Labor Law Reform Is Needed for Unions to Succeed

“For the last year, the news has been filled with stories of worker activism. Headlines announce unprecedented union victories at Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp., Apple Inc., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. …

Kenya labor court rules that Facebook can be sued

A judge in Kenya has ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, can be sued in the East African country. Meta tried to have the case dropped, arguing that Kenyan courts …

Amazon Broke Labor Law in Anti-Union Push, NLRB Judge Rules

Amazon.com Inc. violated federal labor law as part of its efforts to resist unionization at two facilities in New York City, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled in a …

The Anti-Strike Law is a Historic Attack on Workers’ Rights

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is extraordinary for the power it gives to the government to deny to workers what is universally regarded as a fundamental human right. A …

The Strikes (Minimum Service) Bill: A Blatant Violation of International Labour Standards

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (“MSB”)is another legislative episode in the never-ending ‘death by a thousand cuts’ of trade unions’ ability to mount an effective lawful industrial action. As it is …

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