Myanmar: Garment workers, suppliers and ACT brands agree on Freedom of Association Guideline

After eight months of negotiations, factories producing for ACT brands in Myanmar have agreed on a Myanmar Freedom of Association (FoA) Guideline with IndustriALL affiliate Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar …

Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2019 draconian? COTU vows to fight it ‘with every breath’

Is Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2019 draconian? COTU vows to fight it ‘with every breath’ Labour Relations Act (2007) Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on April 24, 2019 by …

NEW LAW LIMITING RIGHTS OF PUBIC SERVANTS IN UKRAINE

Only about two months have passed from the entry into force of the Law On Amending Certain Laws of Ukraine on Restarting Government Institutions (registration number 1066), Ukrainian parliament passed on …

Renewed: IndustriALL Inditex Global Framework Agreement

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Australia: The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: Curtailing union power

The amendments proposed by the Ensuring Integrity Bill are in direct violation of Australia’s labour and human rights obligations under international law, Anthony Forsyth writes. Recently, the Senate Committee issued …

German Constitutional Court: Ban on Strike Action for Civil Servants Deemed Constitutional

“In this case, teachers in four German federal states who had the status of civil servants (Beamte) participated in strike activities organized by the trade union for the education sector, …

Living wages in international and European law

“The majority of EU Member States provide for a statutory minimum wage, although the amount guaranteed is usually not sufficient to secure adequate protection above the poverty threshold (Clauwaert, 2019: …

Informe Empresas y Derechos Humanos: Estándares Interamericanos

La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y su Relatoría Especial sobre Derechos Económicos, Sociales, Culturales y Ambientales publicó a finales de 2019 el informe “Empresas y Derechos Humanos: Estándares Interamericanos” …

Italy: Ottobre – Novembre 2019 issue of Bollettino

New rules for riders and digital workers Law 128/2019, converting Decree Law n. 101/19 (Urgent measures for the protection of work and company crisis management) confirms that the working relationships …

Presume STPS efectividad en 61% de juicios contra la Reforma Laboral

La Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) aseguró que ha ganado seis de cada 10 amparos interpuestos en contra de la reforma laboral. De acuerdo con datos proporcionados por …

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