UN Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs: International Migration Report 2017

This is the 2017 UN report on global migration patterns, including details on the worse conditions that migrant workers face compared to native workers. http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/publications/migrationreport/docs/MigrationReport2017_Highlights.pdf

Litige stratégique transnational: une nouvelle partie du répertoire de la société civile en matière de responsabilité d'entreprise

L'article traite, entre autres, des litiges en cours avec les chaînes d'approvisionnement mondiales du textile. L'article décrit principalement la poursuite intentée contre le détaillant de vêtements KiK par des survivants pakistanais et des proches à la suite du…

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Assessment of the State of Trade Unions in Kenya

This report introduces the trade unions in Kenya. The report talks about the framework and membership of the trade unions in details. The report also discusses the good changes made …

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 …

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Kenya: Women Workers in Global Supply Chains: Rights and Remedy

This article talks about the women workers’ rights under the global supply chain context. Women workers face a lot of challenges in global production such as lower payment, temporary labor …

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Employment and Employee Benefits in Nigeria: Overview

This guide is an overview of the laws, regulation, and practice governing the relationship between employers and employees in Nigeria. The guide provides requirements of employers in areas such as …

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Article “Discrimination Damages – Promoting or Preventing Access to Justice?”

A central aim of Swedish (and EU) labor law is to combat unlawful discrimination in the workplace and critical to this aim is ensuring that claimants are able to obtain …

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PAKISTAN COUNTRY STUDY 2016: LABOR STANDARDS IN THE GARMENT SUPPLY CHAIN

This study discusses the labor conditions in Pakistan’s garment industry by giving an overview of the industrial relations and the key stakeholders actively involved in shaping the prevailing labor conditions, …

L'inaccessibilité de la justice pour les travailleurs migrants: une perspective basée sur les capacités

L'article utilisait l'approche des capacités pour résoudre les problèmes d'inaccessibilité des droits légaux des travailleurs migrants dans la pratique. Sur la base de l'évaluation du cadre réglementaire et de la réforme institutionnelle,…

Republic of Korea 2017 Human Rights Report

This report discusses Korea’s Human Rights status. In section 7, the report discusses worker rights issues including freedom of association, right to collective bargaining, prohibition of forced or compulsory labor, …

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