Thailand: ไม่เท่าเทียม! งานวิจัยเผย ผู้หญิงไทยได้เงินเดือนน้อยกว่าผู้ชายถึง 5,000 บาท แม้การศึกษาเท่ากัน (Inequality between men and women in Thailand’s labor market.)

The article covers research finding that women receive less salary than men, about THB 5,000, even if they have the same degree in education. https://thestandard.co/inequality-between-men-and-women-in-the-labor-market-thailand/

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 …

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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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…

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 …

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