South Korea Labor Code Overhaul Cuts Maximum Workweek   

This article discusses the major amendment to labor standard law in Korea to limit working hours, overtime and exempt sectors from the amendment. It also provides links (in Korean) to the …

China: Student ranked first in class on civil service exam excluded by selection committee.

This is a heated topic in China nowadays, where the public believe that the selection committee by government agencies only choose the candidates they favor or who have relationship with …

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The Employment Law Review – Edition 9 Philippines

This review provides a broad overview of employment law and the rights of workers in Philippines. It covers the basics of the Philippine employment law, including formation of employment relationship, …

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Action Plan to Tackle Trafficking in Persons and to Enhance Protection of Foreign Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong legislation provides the same labor rights and benefits to foreign domestic helpers and local workers: one rest day per week, 12 paid statutory holidays per year, 7-14 days …

Article: “China’s first transgender employment discrimination case: partial victory”

http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article43153 An appeals court in China’s southwestern city of Guiyang has maintained the original verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the country’s first lawsuit over transgender discrimination in employment. …

The cases issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on failure to pay migrant workers

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in Beijing announced 10 cases of wage arrears for agricultural workers. The maximum arrears were 13.72 million yuan. http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0206/c1001-29809386.html

India’s Law on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The research paper examines India’s legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace from its conception in 1999 where the Supreme Court, recognizing legislative vacuum, framed guidelines that formed …

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FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN PAKISTAN: WHAT DO WE KNOW?

This policy note provides a comparison of the trends in female labor force participation in Pakistan from 1992 till 2015 and highlights some of the key barriers to their entry …

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South Korea: Female prosecutor opens up about sexual harassment

This article discusses a female prosecutor claiming to be sexually harassed by a former senior Justice Ministry official and being transferred to an unwanted job post. She brought up this …

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Versteckte Ketten: Rechtemissbrauch und Zwangsarbeit in der thailändischen Fischereiindustrie

In diesem Bericht von 2018 wird darauf hingewiesen, dass die thailändische Regierung trotz der gut dokumentierten Probleme der Zwangsarbeit von Wanderarbeitnehmern in der thailändischen Fischereiindustrie noch nicht die notwendigen Schritte unternommen hat…

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