Indonesia Set to Lift Ban on Sending Migrant Workers to Middle East

The Indonesian Government will start sending workers to the Middle East as it considers lifting a 2015 ban which prohibited migrant workers from working at 21 countries. Now Indonesia government …

Article: “Understanding the administrative regulation on occupational health and trend in China”

This article discusses China’s regulatory framework in the field of occupational diseases. China’s Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law was enacted in 2001, and the latest revision was in 2018. …

Thailand: ไม่เท่าเทียม! งานวิจัยเผย ผู้หญิงไทยได้เงินเดือนน้อยกว่าผู้ชายถึง 5,000 บาท แม้การศึกษาเท่ากัน (Inequality between men and women in Thailand’s labor market.)

The article covers research finding that women receive less salary than men, about THB 5,000, even if they have the same degree in education. https://thestandard.co/inequality-between-men-and-women-in-the-labor-market-thailand/

South Korea Labor Code Overhaul Cuts Maximum Workweek   

This article discusses the major amendment to labor standard law in Korea to limit working hours, overtime and exempt sectors from the amendment. It also provides links (in Korean) to the …

China: Student ranked first in class on civil service exam excluded by selection committee.

This is a heated topic in China nowadays, where the public believe that the selection committee by government agencies only choose the candidates they favor or who have relationship with …

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The Employment Law Review – Edition 9 Philippines

This review provides a broad overview of employment law and the rights of workers in Philippines. It covers the basics of the Philippine employment law, including formation of employment relationship, …

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Action Plan to Tackle Trafficking in Persons and to Enhance Protection of Foreign Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong legislation provides the same labor rights and benefits to foreign domestic helpers and local workers: one rest day per week, 12 paid statutory holidays per year, 7-14 days …

Article: “China’s first transgender employment discrimination case: partial victory”

http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article43153 An appeals court in China’s southwestern city of Guiyang has maintained the original verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the country’s first lawsuit over transgender discrimination in employment. …

The cases issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on failure to pay migrant workers

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in Beijing announced 10 cases of wage arrears for agricultural workers. The maximum arrears were 13.72 million yuan. http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0206/c1001-29809386.html

India’s Law on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The research paper examines India’s legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace from its conception in 1999 where the Supreme Court, recognizing legislative vacuum, framed guidelines that formed …