Jury awards KY firefighters $1M for unlawful firing after unionization

A federal jury recently awarded two former Kentucky firefighters $1 million after they were fired for forming a union. Jamie Bottom and Derrick Steele received the award July 18 after …

Italian authorities seize €121 million from Amazon for alleged tax fraud and worker exploitation

Italian financial police have seized €121 million from a Milan-based Amazon branch after the e-commerce giant was accused of alleged tax fraud and worker exploitation.  They are investigating the alleged …

France jails three in champagne ‘slaves’ case

A French court on Monday jailed three people for human trafficking in the champagne industry, exploiting seasonal workers and housing them in appalling conditions. The Champagne region is under tough …

Por financiar el paramilitarismo en Colombia, siete exdirectivos de la multinacional bananera Chiquita Brands fueron condenados a más de 11 años de cárcel

En una decisión histórica para la verdad, la justicia y la reparación en el marco del conflicto armado, el Juzgado Sexto Penal del Circuito Especializado de Antioquia condenó a siete …

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a proposed class action by eight Malian citizens who sought to hold Hershey (HSY.N), opens new tab, Nestle (NESN.S), opens new tab and five other …

Global shoe brands tied to toxic tannery conditions in India

n Ranipet, the air smells of chemicals amid gleaming leather goods bound for Europe. This bustling tannery hub in Tamil Nadu, south India, supplies some of the world’s biggest shoe …

Lords pass amendment to weaken crackdown on zero-hours contracts

The Employment Rights Bill suffered a set-back on Monday, as Conservative and Liberal-Democrat peers successfully passed amendments that weaken the government’s measures to tackle insecure work. The amendments seeks to …

Inscriben apps 350 mil repartidores al IMSS

Las empresas de plataforma han dado de alta en el IMSS a cerca de 350 mil repartidores y conductores desde el primero de julio, día en el que comenzó el programa piloto, …

New Global Safety Standards Aim to Protect AI’s Most Traumatized Workers

A global trade union on Thursday urged the world’s major tech companies to adopt what it says is the first set of global safety protocols for content moderators. Content moderators …

Italy cracks down on sweatshops feeding Loro Piana, Armani, Dior

The unnamed worker was paid off-the-books, earning roughly €1,500 ($1,742) a month, according to legal documents seen by Bloomberg — about the price of one Loro Piana baby cashmere sweater. …