Migration and trade unions—an outline of international standards, regional trends and good practices

This article focuses on the problem that many migrant workers’ trade unions rights are denied in South-East Asia, lists the international regulations on this problem and discusses how to promote …

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Occupational Heat Stress Profiles in Selected Workplaces in India

This study looks at heat stress as a significant occupational hazard across organized and informal workplaces in India. This study investigates quantitative and qualitative data from 447 workers in 18 …

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Typical Cases published by the Chinese Supreme Court on Failure to pay migrant workers

China: The Supreme People’s Court provides documentation of a typical case of arrears of labor compensation http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-16207.html

Australia: Fair Work Ombudsman v Quest South Perth Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors [2015] HCA 45 (2 December 2015)

An Employer attempted to convert the contract with an Employee into one for an independent contractor, even though she was an employee.  The Court held that this was not allowed.  …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding dispatched worker’s judicial right to seek judgement against the user company (Case Number: 2013Da14965)

This is a court decision which involves dispatched worker’s judicial right to seek a judgment against the user company when the user company did not perform its obligation to directly …

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Pyongyang’s flying doctors pull in $15M a year: NIS

This article states that North Korea has deployed more than 1,000 doctors and nurses in 26 nations where they perform illegal medical practices. These illegal medical practices include abortions and …

Court decision regarding the standard of discriminatory treatment of workers (Case Number: 2013Da1051)

This is a court decision regarding the standard of the comparison group for discriminatory treatment under the Labor Standards Act. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/31-2013Da1051%20.htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?contId=2189714

South Korea: Court decision regarding the duration of collective agreement (Case Number: 2012Da71138)

This is a court decision regarding whether a collective agreement is limited to 2 years under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act when it is automatically renewed for …

Japan: Unfair Labor Practice Cases Handled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Labor Relations Commission

Unfair Labor Practice Cases Handled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Labor Relations Commission This Article introduces recent situation of unfair labor practice cases at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Labor Relations …

The Significance of Labour Relations Commissions in Japan’s Labor Dispute Resolution System

This article provides overview of Labour Relations Commissions (LRCs) in Japan, which are the institutions to resolve collective labor disputes such as unfair labor practices by management. The article covers …

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