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Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act 2019

EPZ Labour Ordinance 2019 (1)

Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053

On December 20, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissing a claim brought on behalf of workers  injured in the …

Foreign Workers: KL moves to reform policy

The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. “What is happening now is that there …

Rana Plaza, Loblaw, and the Disconnect Between Legal Formality and Corporate Social Responsibility

Canada’s largest retailer was a major buyer from factories in Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza when the building collapsed in 2013 killing 1,130 people. Most of the dead and injured were workers …

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Core elements of a bilateral agreement or a memorandum of understanding on labor migration

Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labor agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labor migration, protect migrant workers’ rights …

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DAS v GEORGE WESTON LIMITED

Victims of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh filed a $2 billion class action lawsuit  against Loblaws and Joe Fresh. The plaintiffs’ tort case is that Loblaws, knowing of the notoriously …

ORGANIZING FOR LABOR RIGHTS: WOMEN WORKERS IN TEXTILE/READYMADE GARMENTS SECTOR IN PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH

This paper analyzes the working conditions and wages for female workers in the textile and apparel industries of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Referring to the findings of a survey conducted in …

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Labor protection for the vulnerable: An evaluation of the salary and injury claims system for migrant workers in Singapore

This report examines Work Permit holders in Singapore who migrant workers from Bangladesh, China, and India.  These workers are the majority workforce in Singapore’s construction and marine sectors. The authors …

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Enabling Access to Justice: A CSO Perspective on the Challenges of Realizing the Rights of South Asian Migrants in the Middle East

In 2015-2016, the GAATW International Secretariat undertook a project called the ‘South Asia – Middle East Access to Justice Project’ (SAME A2J Project) as part of a larger initiative, ‘Addressing …

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Rhaman v. J C Penney Corp

Facts: On April 23, 2013, cracks were noticed in Rana Plaza, an eight-story commercial building in Savar, Bangladesh. The building was evacuated. An engineer declared Rana Plaza unsafe and requested a …

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