Foster parents and fundamental labour rights

The work of parenting is a labour of love. There is no work that is harder and there is no work that is more rewarding. How many parents have reflected …

Social Service League, M.P. Shah Hospital v Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and Allied Workers

This case is about when the registration of the collective bargain agreement can be set aside. The court believed that a collective agreement is like a contract. Unless it is …

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La Corée du Nord compte 2,6 millions d'esclaves modernes, selon un nouveau rapport 

Cet article discute d'un rapport qui révèle qu'il y a 2,6 millions de personnes vivant en esclavage et que la grande majorité de la population est forcée de travailler…

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BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY BD. OF COM’RS

Gerald Bostock worked as a child advocate in the Clayton County Juvenile Court System. In 2013, he joined a gay softball league and urged players to volunteer for the county agency.  …

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Law, skills and the creation of jobs as ‘contract’ work in India: exploring survey data to make inferences for labour law reform

This paper maps the relationship between the increasing preference for ‘contract labor’ in India. It was found that when employers are unwilling to “invest”, workers too, do not “investment” in …

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Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers v West Kenya Sugar Company Limited

This case discussed whether the trade union can represent casual employees. The Employment Act, the Regulation of Wages, and Conditions of Employment Act contains contents about casual employees. In this …

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Décision du tribunal concernant le salaire minimum des chauffeurs de taxi (numéro d'affaire 2016Da9261, 9278, décision du 11 juillet 2018)

Il s’agit d’une décision de justice concernant le calcul du salaire minimum pour les chauffeurs de taxi sous contrat à la pièce. (Anglais) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/41-2016Da9261,9278_WagesUnjustEnrichmentRestitution_hs(3).htm (coréen) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/srepoint .do? contId = 2255551

Engendering Exploitation: Inégalité de genre dans les programmes de migration du travail américains

Une note de politique de 2018 qui souligne à quel point les préjugés sexistes et la discrimination sont profondément ancrés dans les programmes de migration de travail temporaire. Les reportages interviewent des travailleuses temporaires qui décrivent comment les employeurs…

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UK: “Uber, the Taylor Review, Mutuality and the Duty Not to Misrepresent Employment Status”

This article discusses how recent United Kingdom (“U.K.”) court cases support the argument that U.K. employers have a responsibility to not misrepresent the employment status of their staff. The article …

Disability Discrimination in the South African Workplace: The Case of Infertility

Compared with conventional parent employees, infertile employees who use surrogacy or adoption do not have the same rights under South African current laws and this disparity may, in fact, be unfair …

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