A prison term was sentenced to the executive director of L company, who is accused of exposing four employees of a subcontractor to toxic chemicals while working in defiance of …
India: The Code On Social Security 2020: Addressing The Key Changes And Their Impact
To reform the archaic labour and employment law legislations pertaining to social security, the Central Government has enacted the Code on Social Security, 2020 (“Code“) with an aim to extend …
What a Gay Flight Attendant’s Lost Discrimination Case Says About LGBTQ Rights in China
Last week, it was made public that a Shenzhen court in March 2022 dismissed a high-profile discrimination lawsuit brought by a gay flight attendant, Chai Cheng, against his former employer, China Southern …
Chrisden Cabrera Ditiangkin, Hendrix Masamayor Molines, Harvey Mosquito Juanio, Joselito Castro Verde, and Brian Anthony Cubacub Nabong Vs. Lazada E-Services Philippines, Inc., Allan Ancheto, Richard Delantar and Jade Andrade
Here is the full decision of the Philippines Supreme Court finding that digital platfrom drivers are employees: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/246892.pdf
What the Pakistan Accord means for fashion’s supply chain
The Pakistan Accord — a new, legally binding agreement spanning factory safety and improved working conditions for fashion’s supply chain — is the first regional successor of the Bangladesh Accord, …
Nepalese recruitment agency directors handed slavery order
Two directors of a Nepalese recruitment agency suspected of exploiting vulnerable workers by charging them thousands of pounds in fees have been handed a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO). …
Indonesia issues emergency regulation to replace job creation law
Indonesia President Joko Widodo has signed an emergency regulation to replace a controversial job creation law, his Chief Economics Minister said on Friday, a law that the Constitutional Court had …
Rajasthan government plans law to protect rights of gig workers
In a first for the country, the Rajasthan government is likely to propose a law to protect the rights of gig workers and make them beneficiaries of various state welfare …
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By workers, for workers: in India, cooperatives are addressing care workers’ own caregiving needs
In attending to the needs of children, the old, sick, invalid or differently abled, almost every woman is an unpaid care worker, with caregiving largely considered a women’s responsibility the world …