Agents of Change? Assessing Hong Kong employment agencies’ compliance with the Code of Practice

The new report is based on interviews with 452 migrant domestic workers between July 2017 and March 2018. It shows that the Hong Kong government’s Code of Practice for Employment …

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Court decision involving a case whether home material teachers are considered worker under Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act (Case number: 2014Du12598, 12604)

This is a court decision discussing the standard and method of determining whether a person may be deemed a “worker” as prescribed by the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment …

Unpacking the Category of Migrant Workers in Trade Union Research: A Multi-Level Approach to Migrant Intersectionalities

This article debates on the use of intersectionality in employment relations research, applying such sensitivity to the field of migrant labor and showing how migration status is an inescapable category …

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Legal Director at Australian Council of Trade Unions

In 2018, the Australian national labour inspectorate (the Fair Work Ombudsman) commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against the food delivery company Foodora. Foodora is one of many …

‘Slavs only’ Discrimination exists in Russia, but it’s nearly impossible to prove in court

This article examines employment discrimination law in Russia. It explains that while the law prohibits employers to advertise jobs that specify race and ethnicity, color, sex, gender etc. but many …

Australian national labour inspectorate files proceedings against food delivery company Foodora.

In 2018, the Australian national labour inspectorate (the Fair Work Ombudsman) commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against the food delivery company Foodora. Foodora is one of many …

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Occupational Health Hazard Exposure among municipal solid waste workers in Himachal Pradesh, India

This research paper investigates the occupational hazards in municipal solid waste (MSW) management across three locations in Himachal Pradesh, India. The primary data collected using a questionnaire highlights the socio-economic …

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China: Amazon Profits from Secretly Oppressing Its Supplier’s Workers, An Investigative Report on Hengyang Foxconn

A NGO, China Labor Watch, investigate Foxconn’s factory in Henyang, China and made this report. It showed that this factory violated PRC Employment Law and impaired workers’ rights. (1) Dispatching …

Informal Workers Make Cities Work For All: 3 Stories from Thailand, India and Colombia

This article highlights the contribution of the informal workers in the informal economy to the urban and national economies around the world. As a result, it urges the government to …

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