The European Union would like to believe that it is acting robustly and cohesively to promote human rights and democracy globally. The EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, …
Time is running out for Indonesia’s labor unions
The protests against Indonesia’s labor reform bill started in January 2020. Since then, trade union members have been tear-gassed by police during nationwide demonstrations and riots, threatened with jail time …
U.S. Bans All Cotton and Tomatoes From Xinjiang Region of China
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a ban on imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Xinjiang area of China, as well as all products made with those materials, citing …
Tribunal de Seul ordena que o Japão pague indenização por escravidão sexual durante a guerra
O Japão denunciou como "totalmente inaceitável" uma decisão do tribunal sul-coreano ordenando-o a pagar indenização por danos a mulheres que foram escravizadas sexualmente pelos militares japoneses antes e durante o ...
Staring down the barrel of a landmark judgment on its workers’ status, Uber folds
Uber has settled a legal challenge that struck at the heart of its business model and could have resulted in its drivers and riders being classified as employees, after three …
Fruit-picking wage-theft laws not enough to deal with farm-work exploitation
After speaking mainly to working holidaymakers and other migrants workers online for six months, I drove 2000 kilometres from my home office in Adelaide and began visiting beachside backpacker hostels, …
Importadores globais de luvas repensam relacionamento com fabricante da Malásia
Dois importantes importadores globais de luvas estão reavaliando seu relacionamento com um fabricante de luvas da Malásia depois que reides do governo descobriram acomodações abismais de trabalhadores estrangeiros em duas de suas subsidiárias. Kimberly-Clark, a americana ...
Imposto de entrega de comida proposto para pagar a compensação dos trabalhadores para a economia de gig
Os passageiros que entregam comida seriam protegidos por um esquema de compensação financiado por uma taxa de clientes sobre pedidos de comida sob uma proposta histórica a ser apresentada ao governo de NSW. O governo …
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The fight for safe rates for transportation workers in South Korea
In the past decade, South Korea has emerged as one of East Asia’s most advanced digital economies, with e-commerce, ride-hailing, and other services all growing. But for many truckers and …