Ottawa faces class action alleging rules around migrant workers are discriminatory

Identified in court documents only as A.B., the young man is leading a class-action lawsuit initiated against the Canadian government for violating migrant domestic workers’ and farm workers’ Charter Rights …

Uber to appeal Brazil court’s $205 million fine for irregular labor relations

Uber (UBER.N) on Thursday said it rejected a ruling from a Brazilian labor court ordering the ride-hailing firm to pay 1 billion reais ($205 million) in fines for irregular working relations with …

Uber é condenada a pagar indenização de R$ 1 bilhão e assinar carteira de trabalho de motoristas

Em uma decisão histórica, a 4ª Vara de Trabalho de São Paulo condenou a empresa Uber do Brasil, impondo o pagamento de uma indenização de R$ 1 bilhão a título de danos morais …

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Extreme heat and flooding could cost Asian apparel manufacturing hubs US$65 billion in earnings: study

Climate impacts are set to stunt the growth of the fashion industry. Risks are not being planned for, as the industry focuses on mitigation rather than adaptation, a new report warns. …

High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic

Qantas has lost its high court bid to overturn a ruling that it illegally outsourced 1,700 ground handler jobs. On Wednesday the high court unanimously upheld a full federal court decision …

Gig Workers’ First Major Victory in India: Rajasthan Leads the Way

In the age of platform capitalism, with skewed and anti-worker algorithms operating as digital bosses, Rajasthan’s new law could possibly play a role in taming these bosses and paving the …

Collective bargaining: Romania shows the way

A new law on collective bargaining and social dialogue came into force in Romania on December 25th last. After years of policy-driven decline, it was the result of intense, ground-level …

UK: TUC complains to UN watchdog over ‘undemocratic’ UK anti-strike law

“The Trades Union Congress has lodged a complaint with the UN’s labour standards body claiming the UK government flouted the watchdog’s orders over its newly enforced “undemocratic” anti-strike law. Paul Nowak, the …

Protecting Migrant Workers: Here and Across the Globe

“Having spent the bulk of my 39-year career with the U.S. Department of Labor enforcing federal worker protection statutes in the six New England states, I was fortunate twenty years …

Jenni Hermoso files sexual assault complaint against Luis Rubiales

Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed a formal complaint with the attorney general’s office accusing Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault. Rubiales grabbed and kissed her …

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