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Book “Critical dimensions of labor reform in Brazil”

In Portuguese, “Dimensões críticas da reforma trabalhista no Brasil”. The book analyzes the dismantling of labor legislation in Brazil, approved by the Brazilian Congress in 2017. It argues that the …

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Informal Is the New Normal — Improving the Lives of Workers at Risk of Being Left Behind

The paper first considers the nature and size of the informal economy (targeting self-employed workers, wage workers, etc.) and suggests policies to increase benefits and lower costs.  https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/resource-documents/11993.pdf

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Analysis of 2016 and 2017 Cases: Nepali Migrant Workers in Malaysia

In Asia, labor migration is quite prevalent both as countries of origin and destination. Looking at the Nepal and Malaysia corridor, Malaysia hosts an increasing number of Nepali migrant workers …

Keo Ratha, et al. -v- Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd., et al.

  http://www.shrimpalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Phatthana-Judgment.pdf

 Keo Ratha, et al. v. Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd., y otros

Hechos 7 ciudadanos de Camboya presentaron una demanda contra dos plantas de procesamiento de productos pesqueros tailandeses, una empresa tailandesa que realiza negocios en California y Rubicon Resources, LLC (una empresa de EE. UU.), Alegando violaciones de ...

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“Trade unions and migrant workers: New contexts and challenges in Europe” in Chapter 11, “Trade unions and migrant workers in the UK: Organising in a cold climate”

[This book “analyses the relationship between trade unions, immigration and migrant workers across eleven European countries in the period between the 1990s and 2015.”] [Quoted from ILO book sales page: …

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The service provided by Uber connecting individuals with non-professional drivers is covered by services in the field of transport

The decision reached by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the status of Uber and Uber’s drivers. The ECJ found that Uber should be considered as a taxi company, …

“Indirect Discrimination, Justification and Proportionality: Are UK Claimants at a Disadvantage?”

In this article, the authors discuss how both the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) approach the standard of scrutiny for the …

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Gender discrimination comes in many forms for today’s working women

42% of US working women reported gender discrimination at work on the job because of their gender, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data. 22% of US men …

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Government of Canada offers support to vulnerable migrant workers in Canada

The Government of Canada released the news to manifest its determination to protect the migrant workers in Canada and some specific measures are also listed. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2017/12/government_of_canadaofferssupporttovulnerablemigrantworkersincan.html

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