Gender-based undervaluation – priority awards review (Australia)

In the Annual Wage Review 2023–24 decision, this Commission determined to undertake a review (Review) on its own initiative pursuant to s 157(3)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) …

A landmark ruling will tackle the gender pay gap for thousands of workers

The Fair Work Commission has found award pay rates in five industrial awards covering a range of female-dominated occupations and industries do not provide equal pay. The commission proposed significant …

Govt to classify ride hailing drivers as micro business

The government plans to include app-based ride-hailing drivers in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) category, which would make them eligible for a series of incentives.  MSMEs Minister Maman …

Thailand’s auditing industry fails to protect migrant workers: activists

When Shwe Lin heard that an auditing firm was visiting the garment factory where she worked in the Thai border town of Mae Sot to inspect labor conditions there, she …

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The Price of Work: A Brief on Widespread Migrant Worker Recruitment Fees in Taiwan’s Manufacturing Sectors

This investigation, focused on the recruitment experiences of workers who worked in a range of manufacturing sectors, follows a lengthier investigation covered in Transparentem’s recent report, Following the Thread: Labor Abuses …

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Thousands of imports enter Australia from firms blacklisted by US over alleged Uyghur forced labour links

Australia is allowing thousands of imports from Chinese companies blacklisted by the US over alleged links to forced Uyghur labour, including a supplier of parts to Sydney Metro vehicles, government …

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Malaysian workers’ lawsuit against Dyson revived by UK court

wo dozen migrant workers who allege they were subjected to forced labour at a Malaysian factory while making parts for British vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson can sue the company in …

Regulatory design and interactions in worker-driven social responsibility initiatives: The Dindigul Agreement

This article explores the rise of worker-driven social responsibility (WSR) initiatives to combat labour and human rights abuse in global supply chains. We focus on the Dindigul Agreement, a pioneering WSR agreement …

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‘Italian’ purees in UK supermarkets likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes

A total of 17 products, most of them own-brands sold in UK and German retailers, are likely to contain Chinese tomatoes – testing commissioned by the BBC World Service shows. …

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Amazon faces Indian court scrutiny for labour conditions at warehouse

Amazon is facing prosecution in an Indian court for labour law violations at a major warehouse near the country’s national capital of Delhi. Documents reviewed by Al Jazeera through India’s …

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