Dubai construction workers pursue employer over 10 months unpaid wages

Hundreds of Indian and Bangladeshi construction workers are pursuing their employer for unpaid wages stretching back 10 months, consular officials said. About 900 men living in company accommodation in Dubai …

Bangladesh could take over workplace safety despite ‘shocking unreadiness’

Bangladesh’s government could assume responsibility for safety in workplaces producing clothing for major western brands this week despite demonstrating a “shocking level of unreadiness” to do so, according to an …

Loi de 2019 sur le travail dans les zones franches du Bangladesh

Ordonnance sur le travail dans les zones franches 2019 (1)

Das c. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053

Le 20 décembre 2018, la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario a confirmé la décision de la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario rejetant une demande introduite au nom des travailleurs blessés dans…

Travailleurs étrangers: KL entreprend de réformer sa politique

Le nouveau gouvernement malaisien a entrepris de réformer la politique de recrutement et de gestion des travailleurs étrangers dans le pays, dans le but de rendre le secteur plus discipliné. «Ce qui se passe maintenant, c'est qu'il y a…

Rana Plaza, Loblaw, and the Disconnect Between Legal Formality and Corporate Social Responsibility

Canada’s largest retailer was a major buyer from factories in Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza when the building collapsed in 2013 killing 1,130 people. Most of the dead and injured were workers …

Éléments essentiels d'un accord bilatéral ou d'un protocole d'accord sur la migration de main-d'œuvre

Les protocoles d'accord (MoU) et les accords bilatéraux du travail (BLA) sont des instruments importants entre les pays d'origine et les pays de destination. Ils aident à réguler les migrations de main-d'œuvre, à protéger les droits des travailleurs migrants…

DAS v GEORGE WESTON LIMITED

Victims of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh filed a $2 billion class action lawsuit  against Loblaws and Joe Fresh. The plaintiffs’ tort case is that Loblaws, knowing of the notoriously …

ORGANIZING FOR LABOR RIGHTS: WOMEN WORKERS IN TEXTILE/READYMADE GARMENTS SECTOR IN PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH

This paper analyzes the working conditions and wages for female workers in the textile and apparel industries of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Referring to the findings of a survey conducted in …

Labor protection for the vulnerable: An evaluation of the salary and injury claims system for migrant workers in Singapore

This report examines Work Permit holders in Singapore who migrant workers from Bangladesh, China, and India.  These workers are the majority workforce in Singapore’s construction and marine sectors. The authors …

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