Opinion: Employee or not? What the Uber decision means

After a two-year investigation into Uber’s work practices, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) last week announced it had concluded Uber drivers are independent contractors rather than employees. Unions across the …

رئيس AFL-CIO يحث هونج كونج على سحب قانون تسليم المجرمين واحترام الحق في التجمع السلمي

نيابة عن 12.5 مليون عضو في الاتحاد الأمريكي للعمل ومؤتمر المنظمات الصناعية (AFL-CIO) ، أعرب عن قلقنا البالغ إزاء التعديلات المقترحة على ...

S. Korea: Supreme Court Decision 2019Du33712 Decided June 13, 2019 (the Standard and method of determining whether a person constitutes a worker under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act)

Supreme Court Decision 2014Du12598, 12604 Decided June 15, 2018 Supreme Court Decision 2019Du33712 Decided June 13, 2019 1. Basic explanations about two decisions The two above mentioned decisions defines “the …

Using Law to Support Social Movement-Led Collective Bargaining Structures in Supply Chains

This article critically examines two specific examples of collective bargaining structures created by social movement actors to regulate working conditions across supply chains — the Fair Food Program and the …

يجد سائقو Uber أن الموظفين ليسوا موظفين

انتهى The Omer Ombudsman من التحقيق في Uber ووجد أن سائقيها هم مقاولون مستقلون وليسوا موظفين. يؤكد قرارها أن سائقي أوبر لا يحق لهم ...

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman finds Uber drivers are contractors: so what can unions do now?

Australia’s workplace enforcement agency, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), today announced the conclusions of its two-year investigation into Uber’s engagement of drivers. In short, the FWO has determined that Uber …

The challenges of migration in Thailand

The transnational migration in Thailand started in the 18th and 19th centuries when the Chinese traders and migrants and other nationalities came to Thailand such as the Indian, Western, and …

إندونيسيا: المحكمة ترفض الطعن في شرطي مثلي الجنس

رفضت المحكمة الإدارية لولاية سيمارانج في جاوة الوسطى دعوى قضائية رفعها ضابط شرطة سابق ، تم التعرف عليه فقط على أنه "تي تي" ، ضد شرطة جاوة الوسطى ، التي طردته ...

Thailand: Fishing: Labour Protection in Fishing Industry B.E. 2562 (2019) becomes effective but there is criticism on some part regarding the unfairness to the employer (ประมง: พ.ร.บ.คุ้มครองแรงงานประมงมีผลประกาศใช้แล้ว แต่บางส่วนเห็นว่าไม่เป็นธรรมต่อนายจ้าง)

The news discussing the Labour Protection in Fishing Industry B.E. 2562 in terms of the cost on the employer’s side to comply with the regulations and the potential problems that …

Thailand: Labour Protection in Fishing Industry B.E. 2562 (2019) (พระราชบัญญัติ คุ้มครองแรงงานในงานประมง พ.ศ. ๒๕๖๒)

The new regulations regarding the labor protection in fishing industry in Thailand for both Thai and migrant workers. (Thai version) https://library2.parliament.go.th/giventake/content_nla2557/law136-220562-191.pdf

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