Rana Plaza, Loblaw, and the Disconnect Between Legal Formality and Corporate Social Responsibility

Canada’s largest retailer was a major buyer from factories in Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza when the building collapsed in 2013 killing 1,130 people. Most of the dead and injured were workers …

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UK, Australia: “Pre-Strike Ballots and Collective Bargaining: The Impact of Quorum and Ballot Mode Requirements on Access to Lawful Industrial Action”

This article reviews how the United Kingdom (“U.K.”)’s Trade Union Act 2016 (the “TU Act”) strike authorization laws and regulations were influenced by the requirements and regulations concerning the right …

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OECD Case: Ali Enterprises Factory Fire Affectees Assoc. v. RINA S.p.A

CASE: Ali Enterprises Factory Fire Affectees Assoc. v. RINA S.p.A. NCPs involved: Italian NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Pakistan DATE: 11 September 2018 STATUS: Filed ISSUES: Wrongful certification (RINA S.p.A.) of …

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Nigeria: Olumide Otusote v. National Union of Hotels and Personal Services Workers NICN/LA/126/2014

On September 10, 2018, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria held that the purported reversal of a termination of employment to dismissal was strange, wrongful, unlawful, null and void. The defendant …

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Migrant women workers’ housing safety compromised in South Korea: report

This article discusses a study which shows the housing status of migrant women workers in Korea and how it is vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180910000855

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NOFFSINGER v. SSC NIANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, LLC d/b/a BRIDE BROOK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

Finding for worker who claimed employment discrimination under Connecticut’s medical marijuana law.  SSC required employees to pass a pre-employment drug test.  The workers reported that she used marijuana outside of …

COLLECTIVE VOICE IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, SOLUTIONS

The rapid growth of the platform economy in Europe has triggered much discussion about the future of employment rights. This report focuses on a particularly important subset of issues raised …

Discussion Papers of California Statutes on Slavery, Human trafficking, and Supply Chain Management (requires Westlaw)

24:34.15. Provision for representation regarding compliance with slavery and human trafficking laws Vendor Certification regarding provisions against illegal labor. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I183a6fdda91f11e39fb887154c60e221/View/FullText.html?originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=%28sc.Category%29 1714.43 Retailers to discose efforts to eradicate slavery and human …

2018 Employment and Labor Policy in Korea

This report provides an overview of the organization of Korea’s Ministry of Employment and an overview of Korea’s major employment and labor policies. http://www.moel.go.kr/english/pas/pasPubli_view.jsp?idx=1502

Australia: Independent Contractors Act 2006 

This is a legislative act.  It concerns the ability of independent contractors to make their own arrangements for working without the restrictions of employment law.  It also provides for the …