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White House Memorandum on Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights, and High Labor Standards Globally

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to enhance United States policy and our …

Equal Protection Arguments for Workers’ Rights

State legislatures across the United States have enacted laws that interfere with workers’ rights. For example, a state law crippled public sector unions in Wisconsin, and the legislatures threatened to …

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Oxfam Accuses German Supermarkets of Human Rights Violations: A Test for the Supply Chain Act

International aid organisation Oxfam has lodged a complaint against German supermarket heavyweights Rewe and Edeka with the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bafa), alleging human rights …

UN watchdog slams Tories over failures to act on the P&O Ferries scandal

The United Nations workers’ rights watchdog has rebuked the government over its failures on the P&O Ferries scandal and called for a strengthening of employee protections. The International Labour Organisation …

ILAW condemns police assault on president of NLC Joe Ajaero

International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) has said the assault and unlawful temporary detention of Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress by men of the Nigerian police, is …

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Sri Lanka women-led unions urge consultations ahead of labour reforms

Women-led union leaders are calling for a more inclusive consultation process and have reached out to allies within the Sri Lankan and global labour movements. The unions argue that the …

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UN blasts Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash for ‘shameful’ wages and union-busting

The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has called on the CEOs of Amazon, Walmart and DoorDash and the US government to address allegations that top US corporations …

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Anuncia EU resolución favorable en mecanismo laboral T-MEC contra MAS Air

El gobierno estadounidense dijo que concluyó exitosamente el Mecanismo Laboral de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC contra la línea aérea Aerotransporte Mas de Carga (MAS Air). La oficina de Representación Comercial de Estados Unidos (USTR por …

Troubled Life and Imminent Death of FPA’s in New Zealand – Lessons for the UK?

On 14 October New Zealand voted to replace the current Labour Government with a new right-wing coalition government. The New Zealand Labour Party had been in power for six years, …

Canada: Banning the Use of Replacement Workers During Strikes

In a significant development for labour rights in Canada, the City of Ottawa has taken a progressive step by banning the use of replacement workers during strikes. This decision represents a …

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