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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

Violencia y trabajo informal.

A la luz del artículo de la OIT sobre el establecimiento de normas en las Conferencias Internacionales del Trabajo (ILC) 2018 y 2019: "Violencia y hostigamiento contra mujeres y hombres en el mundo del trabajo", esto ...

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

La Corte Suprema de Ghana confirmó la decisión del Tribunal de Apelación, que había limitado los daños otorgados a un empleado que fue despedido por error a una cantidad equivalente ...

Nigeria: Derechos de los trabajadores migrantes  

Este documento proporciona una visión general de los derechos de los trabajadores migrantes en Nigeria. Cubre la elegibilidad para el estatus de migrante, los derechos de entrada y salida, el empleo, la educación y la atención médica. También …

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