OPINIÓN CONSULTIVA OC-31/25: EL CONTENIDO Y EL ALCANCE DEL DERECHO AL CUIDADO Y SU INTERRELACIÓN CON OTROS DERECHOS

En la Opinión Consultiva (OC-31/25), la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos ha reconocido el derecho a la atención como un derecho humano autónomo en virtud de la Convención Americana sobre …

ILAW Statement / A Victory for Workers: Inter-American Court Recognizes Care as a Human Right

In a landmark development, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has affirmed for the first time that the right to care is an autonomous human right under the American Convention …

Ikea Settles Age Discrimination Suits Brought by Older Workers

Ikea Holding US Inc. and Ikea US Retail LLC settled several lawsuits alleging the retail giant discriminated against older employees. Five cases were dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday after the …

No market for abuse: how import bans fight back against forced labour

Coffee. Gloves. Smartphones. Solar panels. Seafood. So much of what we consume comes from sprawling global supply chains tainted by forced labour. This abhorrent practice endures because it pays. Companies …

Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Trump administration has moved forward with a plan to end collective bargaining with federal unions across a swath of government agencies, even after arguing in federal court that it would …

Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

Uber received a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the United States almost every eight minutes on average between 2017 and 2022, sealed court records show, a level …

Proposed OSHA Rule Is Dangerous for Workers and the Law

July was a busy month at the U.S. Department of Labor. Within a period of a few days, the agency announced dozens of regulatory changes, primarily intended to roll back existing protections for workers. …

IMSS reporta más de 1 millón de afiliados en julio tras sumar a trabajadores de plataformas

Después de tres meses consecutivos de bajas en la generación de empleos formales (139,444 plazas canceladas) en el país, la estrategia del gobierno federal de otorgar seguridad social a los trabajadores …

New Bill Could Curb Exploitation of US Gig Workers

The gig economy runs on hidden rules. Every day, millions of workers in the United States log into apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Amazon Flex to earn a living, without …

Court allows Trump to end union bargaining for federal workers

 A federal appeals court on Friday lifted a judge’s order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal workers of the ability to engage in union …