The International Safety Accord, renowned for its work in transforming the workplace safety system for millions of garment workers in Bangladesh, has now expanded to Pakistan. The announcement that the …
Indonesian migrant workers in the UK: More than 200 people repatriated, some ‘unpaid and have to mortgage houses’
The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower asked the migrant worker placement company, PT Al Zubara, not to collect the short departure fees for workers in the UK who are still in …
Global Car Supply Chains Entangled With Abuses in Xinjiang, Report Says
A new report on the auto industry cites extensive links to Xinjiang, where the U.S. government now presumes goods are made with forced labor. The global auto industry remains heavily …
Pakistan: SC rules wage structure should encompass cost of living
The Supreme Court has held that the wage structure ought to be crafted in a way that must provide not merely for the bare subsistence of life but also to …
Labor gets its workplace changes through in the nick of time after late-night Senate sitting
Labor’s centrepiece industrial relations laws have passed the parliament, after many hours of late-night debate. It’s a political win for the government, which wanted the bill passed before the end …
Australia: Labor gets its workplace changes through in the nick of time after late-night Senate sitting
Labor’s centrepiece industrial relations laws have passed the parliament, after many hours of late-night debate. It’s a political win for the government, which wanted the bill passed before the end …
Delivery Workers’ Union Takes on Amazon Japan
Delivery workers in Japan are fed up with Amazon Japan’s practices that make accidents and injuries more likely by increasing delivery volume and speed. They are now organising unions to …
New Zealand Uber Case: E Tu Inc. et al v. Uber Bv, et al.
Here is the full decision of the New Zealand court: https://employmentcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Decisions/2022-NZEmpC-192-E-Tu-Anor-v-Rasier-Ops-BV-Ors-Judgment.pdf
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Lessons From New Zealand’s New Sectoral Bargaining Law
In December 2022, New Zealand will initiate an innovative sectoral bargaining policy, called the Fair Pay Agreements Bill, that may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the United …