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 …
Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053
On December 20, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissing a claim brought on behalf of workers injured in the …
Foreign Workers: KL moves to reform policy
The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. “What is happening now is that there …
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 …
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