Thailand: LGBTI discrimination ‘still prevalent’

This article highlights the World Bank report revealing that LGBTI people in Thailand are still suffering from discrimination, especially in jobs and housing. The study was conducted from quantitative data …

Australia: Stefanac v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services [2018] NSWCATAD 106

The Applicant made comments about different conspiracy theories.  The Employer then directed the Applicant to provide a medical certificate stating that she was able to perform the tasks her job …

South Korea: Labor Standards Law Amended to Limit Workweek

This article discusses the major amendment to labor standard law in Korea to limit working hours of employees (maximum number of hours to be 52 hours per week). http://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/south-korea-labor-standards-law-amended-to-limit-workweek/   …

Better Migration Systems Can Propel Thailand to Grow Faster

This article concluded the discussion from the conference regarding the development of migration policies and systems to support sustained, innovation-driven growth, under Thailand 4.0 strategy focusing on the report’s lessons …

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“The UK Government’s consultation on employment classification and control: A response”

In this response to the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) government’s 2018 consultation efforts on how to define employment status, the authors focused on one element under consideration by the U.K. government …

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Labor exchange between South Korea and North Korea is near and ‘Kaesong Industrial Complex’ labor law should be improved

Political environment between South Korea and North Korea is improving and there is an expectation that Kaesong Industrial Complex (a special administrative industrial region in North Korea) which was closed …

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The Employment Relationship and Movement Strategies among Domestic Workers in India

This article explains how paid domestic workers in India are organizing themselves in female-dominated unions to define their relationship with their employers and demanding labor rights. The article focuses on …

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Violence and Informal Work

In light of the ILO standard setting item on the International Labour Conferences (ILCs) 2018 and 2019: “Violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work,” this …

Ghana: Godson Dadzie gegen Barclays Bank of Ghana GHASC 29 [2018]

Der Oberste Gerichtshof von Ghana bestätigte die Entscheidung des Court of Appeal, die den Schadensersatz für einen Arbeitnehmer, der zu Unrecht entlassen worden war, auf einen Betrag begrenzt hatte, der…

Nigeria: Rechte von Wanderarbeitnehmern  

Dieses Dokument gibt einen Überblick über die Rechte von Wanderarbeitnehmern in Nigeria. Es umfasst die Berechtigung für den Migrantenstatus, das Recht auf Ein- und Ausreise, Beschäftigung, Bildung und Gesundheitsfürsorge. Es auch…

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