Foster parents and fundamental labour rights

The work of parenting is a labour of love. There is no work that is harder and there is no work that is more rewarding. How many parents have reflected …

Social Service League, M.P. Shah Hospital v Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and Allied Workers

This case is about when the registration of the collective bargain agreement can be set aside. The court believed that a collective agreement is like a contract. Unless it is …

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North Korea has 2.6 million ‘modern slaves,’ new report estimates 

This article discusses a report which finds that there are 2.6 million people living under slavery and the vast majority of the population are being forced to work by the …

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Law, skills and the creation of jobs as ‘contract’ work in India: exploring survey data to make inferences for labour law reform

This paper maps the relationship between the increasing preference for ‘contract labor’ in India. It was found that when employers are unwilling to “invest”, workers too, do not “investment” in …

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LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT TO REGULATE, IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, THE ACTIVITIES OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

Zero Draft BHR Treaty

Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers v West Kenya Sugar Company Limited

This case discussed whether the trade union can represent casual employees. The Employment Act, the Regulation of Wages, and Conditions of Employment Act contains contents about casual employees. In this …

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UK: “Uber, the Taylor Review, Mutuality and the Duty Not to Misrepresent Employment Status”

This article discusses how recent United Kingdom (“U.K.”) court cases support the argument that U.K. employers have a responsibility to not misrepresent the employment status of their staff. The article …

Belgium: Arbeidshof Brus., 19 June 2018, Case Nr. 2017/AB/448

The Law of 10 May 2007, which prohibits discrimination based on protected criteria, also applies to selection criteria and hiring processes in the context of labor relations. Since the affiliation …

South Korea: Court decision regarding law prohibiting employers in assisting labor union’s operating expenses (Case number: 2012Hun-Ba90.)

This is a constitutional court decision holding that certain provision under the ‘Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act’ does not conform to the Constitution. It is in regards to a …

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE, KADUNA & ANOR v. NON- ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF EDUCATIONAL AND ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS

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