Hidden Chains: Rights Abuses and Forced Labor in Thailand’s Fishing Industry

This 2018 report notes that despite the well-documented problems of forced labor by migrant workers in the Thai fishing industry, the Thai government has yet to take the necessary steps …

Samsung sued in France for falsely advertising that their supply chain respects worker rights.

On Jan. 11, 2018 , Two French NGOs (Sherpa and ActionAid France) filed a case in Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris against Samsung France and its Korean parent company, …

Australia: Employing Older Workers

This report is a survey conducted to identify possible discrimination of elderly Australians in the workforce. It notes some improvements in the employment of elderly Australians from its 2014 survey …

China: Migrant workers and their children

There were an estimated 287 million rural migrant workers in China in 2017, making up more than one third of the entire working population. Migrant workers have been the engine …

Russia: Migrants from Central Asia struggle with documentation in Krasnodar Krai

This article is about two migrant workers from Central Asia. Based on the story of these migrant workers the author describes problems in the area of migrant workers’ rights. Thus, …

Germany – Country Report on Non-discrimination (2018)

This report by the European Commission provides a wide range of topics on discrimination, including employment, in Germany. In Chapter 12, Latest Developments, the report provides for important case laws …

Handbook on Initial Victim Identification and Assistance for Trafficked Persons

The handbook provides guidance to the Hong Kong government as well as to NGOs on identifying and referring victims of human trafficking. The handbook also explains the legal basis for …

Informal Is the New Normal — Improving the Lives of Workers at Risk of Being Left Behind

The paper first considers the nature and size of the informal economy (targeting self-employed workers, wage workers, etc.) and suggests policies to increase benefits and lower costs.  https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/resource-documents/11993.pdf

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Analysis of 2016 and 2017 Cases: Nepali Migrant Workers in Malaysia

In Asia, labor migration is quite prevalent both as countries of origin and destination. Looking at the Nepal and Malaysia corridor, Malaysia hosts an increasing number of Nepali migrant workers …

Fair Working Conditions for Platform Workers Possible Regulatory Approaches at the EU Level

The study explores different possible regulatory approaches at the EU level to ensure fair working conditions in the platform economy. As platform work is often performed cross-border with at least …