S. Korea: Gov’t seeks to allow fired workers to join enterprise-level unions

“The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday it was submitting revisions to the Labor Law that will among other things allow people who were fired to retain their company’s …

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India: Women stitching garments at home entitled to Provident Funds

“In a landmark judgement which may affect both government and private managements in India outsourcing the work to escape the labour laws by claiming that the persons so engaged are …

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Indian government seeks to introduce ‘business friendly’ labor law reforms

This article analyses the  introduction of two new labor code bills in the House of Parliament in India, the Code on Wages and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and …

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Bangladesh: New Guidelines on Garment Subcontracting

“A new guideline aimed at stemming unauthorised subcontracting in Bangladesh’s textile and clothing sector will help control its “unplanned” expansion – but at a risk of increased costs and lost …

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Human Trafficking at Home: LABOR TRAFFICKING OF DOMESTIC WORKERS

This report, a joint project of Polaris and the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), is an attempt to put legal and societal recommendations forward by compiling and sharing qualitative and …

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Indian female farmers going ‘womb-less’ to boost productivity

 Pushpa, a farmer and mother of two, was 26 when she experienced heavy bleeding during her period and abdominal pain. She took medicine for two years until a doctor advised …

Cambodia: Fundamental Freedoms Monitor, Third Annual Report

The Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project (FFMP) examines the state of the freedoms of association, expression and assembly in the Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia). Utilizing a range of monitoring tools, the …

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Woman and Child Trafficking in India: A Criminal Nursery

This paper summarizes the legal provisions that prevent human trafficking in India, with a comparative lens on international laws. The paper also discusses the barriers to the implementation of anti-trafficking …

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6 Years After the Rana Plaza Collapse, Are Garment Workers Any Safer?

Despite major advancements in accountability, workers across the Global South are still struggling to gain real power in the workplace. “Six years ago, the glamour of the global fashion industry …

South Korea: Law Banning Workplace Bullying Enforced, But It Needs to Be More Effective (Editorial)

The revised Labor Standards Act, which bans bullying in the workplace, will be enforced on July 16. The amendment defines and prohibits actions that force physical and mental suffering beyond …