In the absence of federal legislation, US labour unions are laying the groundwork for a post-fossil fuel economy

When Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal (GND) to Congress in 2019, many within organised labour responded with deep scepticism. The GND was presented as a non-binding resolution …

DOJ sues Uber for allegedly charging wait fees to customers with disabilities

The Department of Justice sued Uber on Wednesday, alleging the company charged wait-time fees to customers with physical disabilities. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of …

A New Global Mandate to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work: A Gender Responsive Approach

“In 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrated one hundred years of promoting social justice and decent work. The ILO marked its centenary in a particularly meaningful and enduring manner, …

Corporate Climate Pledges Often Ignore a Key Component: Supply Chains

Many companies do not account for the emissions from their supply chains, which can be a significant majority of their contributions to greenhouse gases. For nearly 30 years, the pharmaceutical …

The Migrant Workers Who Follow Climate Disasters

A growing group of laborers is trailing hurricanes and wildfires the way farmworkers follow crops, contracting for big disaster-recovery firms, and facing exploitation, injury, and death. “Bellaliz Gonzalez had never heard of …

APP-BASED WORKERS SPEAK: STUDIES REVEAL ANXIETY, FRUSTRATION, AND A DESIRE FOR GOOD JOBS

This brief provides a roundup of more than a dozen scientific surveys of workers, voters, and taxpayers, as well as independent reviews of data supplied or required by law from …

Corporate Accountability Lab v Hershey Company

Corporate Accountability Lab (“CAL”) brought an action against The Hershey Company (“Hershey”) and The Rainforest Alliance Inc. (“Rainforest Alliance”) concerning their false and deceptive marketing representations of Hershey’s Rainforest Alliance …

U.S. bars Malaysian glove maker Supermax over alleged labour abuses

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The United States has barred imports from Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp over alleged forced labour practices, the fourth Malaysian firm to face such a ban in …

Provincial Court ratifies that Furukawa subjected its harvest workers to serfdom

On October 15, 2021, the Provincial Court of Justice of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas ratified that the company Furukawa Plantaciones C.A. del Ecuador is obliged to repair the serious …

Supply chain lessons from Long Beach

“I know you’re hearing a lot about something called ‘supply chains’,” said US president Joe Biden last week, in a speech explaining to Americans why their sneakers, toasters, bicycles and …