PROSECUTION OF A FRAUDULENT LABOUR AGENCY IN TAICHUNG: AN INSIGHT ON THE EXPLOITATION OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN TAIWAN

On 28 January 2021, public prosecutors in Taichung indicted four individuals on charges of human trafficking, violations of the Employment Services Act and forgery of documents for their role in …

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities

On February 11, 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India in Vikash Kumar v. Union Public Service Commission (Vikash Kumar) held that that an individual suffering from …

Stung by COVID-19, Indian businesses rethink worker benefits

“Anxious to plug the shortfall of informal workers and heal the scars left by last year’s strict lockdown, a growing number of Indian companies are offering off-the-books labourers perks normally …

Malaysian social security scheme to enrol Nepali migrants

Nepali migrants living and working in Malaysia and their families back home will soon be covered under the Malaysian government’s comprehensive social security scheme. The enrollment of tens of thousands of …

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The Panel Report under the EU-Korea Trade Agreement Concerning Labor Practices: What are the Purposes of Trade Agreements as they Relate to the ILO’s Fundamental Labor Rights?

In recent years, workers’ rights advocates have increasingly urged the US and the EU to strengthen the commitments under the labor chapters of their trade agreements. Following up on the …

Legal opinion concludes that treatment of Uyghurs amounts to crimes against humanity and genocide

The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), in partnership with the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), has obtained an authoritative legal opinion on the treatment of …

Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

Rejecting the Korean accusation that the EU was seeking to illegitimately ‘harmonise’ labour standards, the Panel carefully analysed the principles established under international law. This entailed examination of Korean trade …

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Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

“This blog continues analysis of the EU-Korea FTA Expert Panel Report, focussing on the significance of the findings regarding ‘Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to …

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Addressing Forced Labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Collective Action to Develop New Sourcing Opportunities

“This report is the fourth in a series that CSIS’s Human Rights Initiative (HRI) has produced to identify how businesses, governments, multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and other actors can …

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Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

On 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Reportby a Panel of Experts (the Panel Report) on matters raised under the Trade …