Informal Internet workers are an emerging labor market

Internet workers are emerging as a new type of labor market in China. They lack labor protection due to the lag-behind of laws and enforcement. They usually don’t have social …

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Employment & Labour Law 2018 | Indonesia

This Q&A type article provides information on nine topics of employment and labor law in Indonesia, including 1) terms and conditions of employment, 2) employee representation and industrial relations, 3) …

Delivery Workers (Gig Economy) in China have very little employment protection

Delivery men in China have very little employment protection, but there is an increasing number of them. The legal question here is whether these delivery men signed a delivery contract …

Indonesia’s Inadequate Protections for Migrant Workers

An Indonesian driver named Muhammad Zaini Misrin was executed in Saudi Arabia for the alleged murder of his employer. Migrant Care, an Indonesian organization focusing on the welfare of migrant workers, …

China: Report from Beijing Chaoyang District Court “White Paper on Trial of Labor Disputes on Internet Platforms”

Chaoyang Court is also famous in China and experienced in deciding cases regarding to online platforms. From 2015-2018, the court decided 188 cases of labor disputes on Internet platforms. In …

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The Philippines: Jollibee ordered to regularize 6,000 workers: Inspections set on food chains

On April 4, 2018, the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines (DOLE) ordered a Philippine multinational food chain, Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), to regularize 6,482 deployed by its …

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 …