OECD Case: Workers Assistance Center et al vs. Chongwon Fashion Inc.

NCPs involved: Korea NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Philippines DATE: 3 September 2007 STATUS: Rejected ISSUE: The complaint alleged that management threatened to close plants after workers tried to unionize. Once …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding labor union’s authority to waive certain rights and the process required to change an employment policy adversely to employees (Case Number: 2007Do1539)

This is a court decision regarding whether labor union can waive wages or severance payment rights of individual employees through collective agreement and the effect of a collective agreement to …

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Transnational Labor Citizenship

Gordon offers “transnational labor citizenship” as a means to break down barriers of national citizenship between domestic and migrant workers. Her article asserts that political participation, in the age of …

United Kingdom: Glasgow City Council v. McNab, 2007

This case discusses discrimination against an atheist teacher in connection with employment by a religious employer, a Roman Catholic school.  The claimant alleged that he was not even considered for …

Transnational Labor Citizenship

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 80, p. 503, 2007 This article discusses a new approach to regulating cross-border labor migration, through what Gordon calls “transnational labor citizenship.” Under this model, …

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Nigeria Labour Congress Policy Document  

The Nigeria Labour Conference is the umbrella organization for all the trade unions in Nigeria. This document contains the organization’s policy on various issues that concern workers. They include collective …

THE RECTOR, KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC & ORS. V. MR. OLA ADEFILA & ORS.

THE RECTOR, KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC & ORS. V. MR. OLA ADEFILA & ORS.

Migrant workers’ rights—A handbook for Indonesian Trade Unions

The Handbook is aimed at assisting trade unions to better understand the labour migration debate, and the international instruments that provide minimum benchmarks that governments can refer to when formulating …

OECD Case: CCC & ICN vs. G-Star

NCPs involved: Netherlands NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: India DATE: 13 October 2006 STATUS: Withdrawn ISSUE: The complaint alleged that G-Star’s suppliers in India had violated numerous labor rights regarding employment …

CORPORATE SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS IN THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN: RESISTANCE, RECONSIDERATION, AND RESOLUTION IN CHINA

This Article provides a view on corporate social accountability standards from a Chinese perspective, a slightly different angle from that of legal scholars in the United States. The legal literature …

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