They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’

Colorado Road was never a place where much happened. Set off on the impoverished fringes of this obscure Brazilian city, it bore little of note beyond a small ballet school, …

Women at greater risk of AI job losses, warns ILO

new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed that women are considerably more likely to see their jobs put at risk by the rise of generative AI, with …

Italy watchdog bans Amazon logistics unit from using staff personal data

MILAN, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Italy’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday ordered a local unit of e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab to stop using the personal information of more than 1,800 …

Dyson settles Malaysian workers’ UK lawsuit

Two dozen migrant workers who alleged they were subjected to forced labour at a Malaysian factory while making parts for British vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson have settled their London lawsuit, …

US court will not block Trump from ending union bargaining for federal workers

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by unions to block President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to engage …

US Supreme Court denies GEO Group quick appeal in immigrant detainee labor case

Feb 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that GEO Group cannot immediately appeal a lower court’s decision denying the private prison operator governmental immunity in a …

Ad Firms Get Qatar World Cup Worker Forced Labor Row Trimmed

Omnicom Group Inc., Ogilvy Group LLC, and related entities whose work allegedly enabled labor trafficking surrounding Qatar’s FIFA World Cup facilities convinced a judge to toss portions of the workers’ lawsuit. …

Record $540,000 infringement for migrant worker exploitation

​​​​​​A New South Wales resident has been issued a record $540,000 infringement notice for serious breaches of the Migration Act 1958, following an extensive Australian Border Force (ABF) investigation into an …

EU States Give Final Approval to Omnibus Package to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements

EU member states in the European Council voted on Tuesday to approve an agreement to significantly scale back sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies under the “Omnibus I” …

Human trafficking lawsuit against US shrimp importer wins appeal, back in court

A human trafficking lawsuit originally brought against California-based Rubicon Resources in 2016 and dismissed in 2018 has resurfaced after an appeals court remanded it for another look. The lawsuit alleged …