Rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of the Labour Codes as “one of the most progressive labour-oriented reforms”, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) described them as a “set of …
Rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of the Labour Codes as “one of the most progressive labour-oriented reforms”, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) described them as a “set of …
Ten large Indian trade unions condemned the government’s rollout on Friday of new labour codes, the biggest such overhaul in decades, as a “deceptive fraud” against workers. The unions, aligned with …
New Zealand’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that four Uber drivers are employees, not independent contractors, bringing a four-year legal battle to an end. In the judgment, five justices dismissed …
New Zealand’s highest court sided on Monday with a lower court’s ruling that drivers of Uber who brought a case against the rideshare company should be treated as employees, a …
The court ruled that the fishers presented sufficient allegations of forced labor as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, noting that Bumble Bee did not contest the fishers were subject …
The case of a group of Indonesian fishers who sued U.S. tuna brand Bumble Bee, alleging forced labor, will move forward, according to a judgment released by the Southern California …
THE KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT recently released a draft Bill on domestic work (‘Bill’) for public feedback and comments. Since Independence, several attempts, mostly through private members’ Bills, have been made to introduce a comprehensive …
Leaders of the country’s apparel industry on Tuesday urged the government to review certain provisions of the latest amendments to the labour law, saying the changes were made bypassing the …
The draft National Labour and Employment Policy, prepared by the Union Labour Ministry, draws inspiration from the Manusmriti, the controversial ancient Hindu text which is widely criticised for extoling and reinforcing …