US federal court allows lawsuit to proceed over Qatar World Cup labor conditions

A US federal judge in Colorado on Thursday ruled that Filipino workers can proceed with forced labor claims against US-based construction companies that oversaw FIFA World Cup stadium projects in Qatar. …

El Congreso de Colombia aprueba la reforma laboral y Petro retira su “decretazo”: ¿qué cambia para los trabajadores?

El Congreso colombiano aprobó este viernes la reforma laboral impulsada por el gobierno de Gustavo Petro. Esto supone una victoria política para el mandatario, que recientemente había tensado sus relaciones …

Lyft asks Gov. Polis to veto rideshare safety bill as companies threaten to leave Colorado

Lyft is joining Uber in asking that Gov. Jared Polis veto a bill passed with overwhelming support from legislators intended to make rideshares safer. In a letter shared with FOX31, Lyft told Polis that …

Union sues Health Canada over alleged failure to protect agriculture workers

A new lawsuit filed against Health Canada alleges the agency has unlawfully failed to protect agricultural workers from the harms of pesticides. Complainant United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) …

Leaders of ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Group Are Convicted of Coercion Charges

Two women whose company promoted “orgasmic meditation” as a tool of female empowerment were found guilty on Monday of running a forced labor scheme in which they coerced vulnerable employees to …

Ontario’s Controversial Bill 5 and Labour Rights: A Dangerous Precedent

Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, introduced this week, hides Schedule 9, Special Economic Zones Act, 2025. Bill 5’s potential gutting of protections and rights of workers, …

AMES v. OHIO DEPT. OF YOUTH SERVICES

Petitioner Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman, has worked for the Ohio Department of Youth Services in various roles since 2004. In 2019, the agency interviewed Ames for a new management …

Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in favor of a straight woman who twice lost positions to gay workers, saying an appeals court had been wrong to require her to …

Carrefour e Assaí notificam laticínios após casos de trabalho escravo

AS DUAS MAIORES redes de supermercados brasileiras, Carrefour e Assaí, notificaram os laticínios Tirol e Comevap (Cooperativa de Laticínios do Médio Vale do Paraíba) após flagrantes de trabalho análogo ao de escravo em …

Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave

As an unusual heat dome sent temperatures in the Pacific Northwest soaring to 108 degrees Fahrenheit on June 28, 2021, Juliana Leon pulled her car over and rolled down the …