China: Case number: (2019) Zhe 0192 Min Chu No. 6405 :（2019）浙0192民初6405号

This case is believed to be the first case heard by the court regarding the “discrimination of place of origin” in Zhejiang province (located on the Eastern coast of China). …

Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness: Chinese Road builders in Ethiopia

How is China’s success in Africa experienced by those who work on the Chinese-run construction sites that have emerged across the continent? In Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness (Hong Kong University …

Protecting migrant construction workers: What can we learn from China, EU, US and Latin America?

This is the third in a series of papers addressing the issue of late, partial or non-payment of wages to migrant construction workers. Our work has a specific focus on …

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Company making Costco pajamas flagged for forced labor

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Oct. 1 slapped rare detention orders on goods imported from an unprecedented five countries in one day based on allegations that people producing those …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Issues Detention Orders against Companies Suspected of Using Forced Labor

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) covering five different products, imported from five different countries yesterday, September 30. This action was based on information obtained …

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Apple accused of worker violations in Chinese factories

A report released Sunday by China Labor Watch, a nonprofit advocacy group, accused Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn of a litany of labor violations, including withholding bonus payments, rolling …

One Year Since the Jasic Incident. Arrests and Detention System with Chinese Characteristics

In July 2018, the labour action at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd in Shenzhen was succeeded by a series of crackdowns towards the strike workers and their fellow supporters as well …

China: Guiding Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Well-regulated and Sound Development of the Platform Economy

This Guiding Opinions are issued because of the increasingly important role of the Internet platform economy, which is a new organizing method for productivity in China. In Article 5, the …

China: Work-related illnesses higher than reported

The Chinese government officially released statistics on occupational diseases, close to one million people at the end of 2018. The opinion made in this news is that statistics on occupational …

Beijing interdit la discrimination à l’égard des femmes dans l’emploi

Beijing a interdit la discrimination à l’encontre des femmes dans le recrutement pour stimuler leurs possibilités d’emploi, selon un document publié jeudi. Aucune exigence sur le genre ne doit être …

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