Malaysia has launched an investigation to uncover how hundreds of migrant workers arrived from South Asia without jobs, despite having paid steep fees to get employment, officials and rights groups …
Indonesian lawmakers ratify govt regulation on jobs
Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday ratified a government regulation that replaces a controversial law on job creation, but critics remain unhappy, saying it will still benefit businesses at the expense of …
South Korea wanted a 69-hour workweek. Young people weren’t having it.
Im, who spoke on the condition that only his last name be used because he was not authorized by his employer to speak publicly, is among the millions of South …
South Indian State of Karnataka Liberalizes Labor Law After Lobbying by Apple, Foxconn
In a landmark move, industries in the southern state of Karnataka can now extend the working hours for labor by up to 12 hours a day but must cap the …
Nepal: Seasonal Workers Management Guidelines
Nepali Seasonal Workers’ Management Guidelines 2079 (in Nepali)
Nepal: Reintegration Directive for Returnee Migrant Workers
Please find here the Reintegration Directives_unofficial translation of the new directive (English) Here is the official directive Reintegration Directives Nepali
Upholding Qantas’s decision to sack staff would weaken workplace rights, union warns
Upholding Qantas’s decision to sack staff ahead of industrial action would create “uncertainty” about accessing workplace rights and water down protections against other forms of discrimination, such as sacking workers …
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Following a six-year battle, street vendors in the Indian state of Meghalaya have secured new legal rights
For decades, the street vendors of Shillong, the capital of the Indian state of Meghalaya, have worked on the busy stretch from Police Bazar to Bara Bazar, selling a wide …