Migrant fruit picker who ‘struggled to buy food after being underpaid by British farm’ sues employers

A migrant fruit picker is suing a Britishfarm in a landmark employment tribunal over claims she was underpaid, worked six-day weeks and had to buy her own protective equipment. Sapana Pangeni, …

CASE OF KRACHUNOVA v. BULGARIA (Application no. 18269/18)

In the case of Krachunova v. Bulgaria the Court held that there had been a violation of the prohibition of slavery and forced labour. The case concerned the applicant’s attempts to …

Stringency of US Forced Labor Law Is Crucial to Its Success

For far too long, many companies have been able to hide behind opaque supply chains replete with human rights abuses. Business as usual, however, is no longer a given in …

How Uyghur Forced Labor Makes Seafood That Ends Up in School Lunches

Few workplaces are as gritty and brutal as distant-water fishing ships from China, and there are a lot of them: With as many as 6,500 ships, China today operates the world’s …

Pay Thousands to Quit Your Job? Some Employers Say So.

Before moving to the United States, Vidal had signed a contract stipulating that, if he quit or got fired within three years, he would owe A.C.S. an unspecified amount of …

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SETTING THE SCENE FOR AN EFFECTIVE FORCED LABOUR BAN IN THE EU

The European Union is in the process of developing new legislation to address the challenge of forced labour along global value chains by banning products made with forced labour from …

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U.S. to restore Mauritania’s AGOA trade preferences after worker rights progress

Mauritania’s trade preference benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act will be reinstated on Jan. 1, 2024 after the northwest African country made “substantial and measurable progress on worker …

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Dyson’s successful forum non conveniens challenge in Malaysian outsourcing claim: A sad illustration of the bar to #bizhumanrights claims in England and Wales post Brexit.

In Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2592 (KB) a jurisdictional challenge on forum non conveniens grounds in allegations of forced labour at Dyson’s Malaysian Supplier, was successful. The …

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Federal Agents Investigate Sugar Exporter Over Allegations of Forced Labor

The previously undisclosed inquiry of Central Romana raises the prospect of criminal sanctions. The Americans pulling into the luxury Caribbean resort town of Juan Dolio could have easily passed as tourists. …

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Federal Agents Investigate Sugar Exporter Over Allegations of Forced Labor

The Americans pulling into the luxury Caribbean resort town of Juan Dolio could have easily passed as tourists. Dressed in jeans and tennis shoes, they set up at a hotel …

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