Kuwait to enforce mandatory exit permits for foreign workers in private sector starting July 2025

Kuwait will require all foreign workers in the private sector to obtain an employer-approved exit permit before they can leave the country. This policy is set to take effect from …

Lyft asks Gov. Polis to veto rideshare safety bill as companies threaten to leave Colorado

Lyft is joining Uber in asking that Gov. Jared Polis veto a bill passed with overwhelming support from legislators intended to make rideshares safer. In a letter shared with FOX31, Lyft told Polis that …

The death-by-1000-cuts approach to employment rights

Death by a thousand cuts is historically a form of torture and execution originating from Imperial China. More recently in psychology, death by a thousand cuts is a way in …

Union sues Health Canada over alleged failure to protect agriculture workers

A new lawsuit filed against Health Canada alleges the agency has unlawfully failed to protect agricultural workers from the harms of pesticides. Complainant United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) …

Leaders of ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Group Are Convicted of Coercion Charges

Two women whose company promoted “orgasmic meditation” as a tool of female empowerment were found guilty on Monday of running a forced labor scheme in which they coerced vulnerable employees to …

Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in favor of a straight woman who twice lost positions to gay workers, saying an appeals court had been wrong to require her to …

Dismissal decree violates Constitution, says Constitutional Court (Dutch original)

On Thursday 5 June 2025, the Constitutional Court ruled on several annulment actions against the Dismissal Decree, brought by several trade unions, a professional association and several private individuals. According …

Unions from 36 countries protest over treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

Trade unions from 36 countries have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organisation over the treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. The complaint calls for a “commission of inquiry” …

Carrefour e Assaí notificam laticínios após casos de trabalho escravo

AS DUAS MAIORES redes de supermercados brasileiras, Carrefour e Assaí, notificaram os laticínios Tirol e Comevap (Cooperativa de Laticínios do Médio Vale do Paraíba) após flagrantes de trabalho análogo ao de escravo em …

Proposed simplification of EU chemicals legislation masks deregulation

The chemical industry is vital to Europe’s economy and employs millions of workers across the bloc. However, too many hazardous substances remain on the market, threatening humans and nature alike. …