Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

On 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Reportby a Panel of Experts (the Panel Report) on matters raised under the Trade …

Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

“On 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Report by a Panel of Experts (the Panel Report) on matters raised under the Trade and …

Bangladesh Garment Makers Settle With Sears Over $40 Million In Canceled Orders

Bangladeshi garment suppliers—battered by the pandemic and the unethical business practices of Western clothing giants—have settled with one of their biggest tormentors: Sears. The crumbling retailer left its manufacturers with stacks of its …

In Cedar Point, Will the Supreme Court Rewrite the Fifth Amendment?

“This spring, the Supreme Court will hear a case, Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, challenging a forty-five year old California regulation that gives union organizers limited access to growers’ private property to …

Relatores Especiales ONU habían advertido sobre inconveniencia de la Ley de Huelga en Costa Rica

Esta semana se cumplirá un año desde la expedición de la “LEY PARA BRINDAR SEGURIDAD JURÍDICA SOBRE LA HUELGA Y SUS PROCEDIMIENTOS” en Costa Rica, que siendo una respuesta a …

Time to put an end to union-busting

“Trade union rights are human rights and must be protected in EU law. The right to join a trade union and to bargain collectively is recognised as a fundamental human …

PANEL REPORT RE ARTICLE 13.15 OF THE EU-KOREA FTA

Findings of the panel The panel of experts appointed by Korea and the EU established that Korea needs to adjust its labour laws and practices to comply with the principle …

Amazon presses for in-person voting for unionization election in the midst of a pandemic

Amazon wants the upcoming unionization election at its Bessemer, Ala., warehouse to be held in-person, arguing against National Labor Relations Board guidance to hold mail-in balloting in the middle of …

Islamic Labor Code

From Introduction: There are nearly two billion Muslims in the world, one-fourth of the total world population. In 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, more than one billion …

Vietnamese workers still in the dark about potential of new representative organisations

On a late Friday afternoon, thousands of workers are streaming out of the Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, a dense industrial area crammed inside a tight bend in the Saigon …