Govt considering standalone act for domestic workers

Human Resources Minister M Kula Segaran says the government is considering establishing a standalone act to govern domestic workers in the country. Speaking in a question-and-answer session after his speech …

Exploração de trabalhadores domésticos filipinos 'generalizada' nos EUA, novo relatório mostra

Anna está entre milhares de trabalhadoras domésticas nos EUA, muitas das quais enfrentam "vulnerabilidades generalizadas e exploração desenfreada", de acordo com um relatório divulgado em conjunto pelos Trabalhadores Domésticos Nacionais ...

China: Guiding Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Well-regulated and Sound Development of the Platform Economy

This Guiding Opinions are issued because of the increasingly important role of the Internet platform economy, which is a new organizing method for productivity in China. In Article 5, the …

India And The Gig Economy

This article analyses in detail the legal implications faced by the Gig Economy by first addressing the nature of the term ‘gig economy’, the implications of it in the economy. …

Gender Bias and the Sex Trafficking Interventions in the Eastern Border of India–Nepal

This paper explores the reasons that force migration of women and children across borders, especially in the eastern border India-Nepal. The paper details the international definitions and laws around human …

China: Work-related illnesses higher than reported

The Chinese government officially released statistics on occupational diseases, close to one million people at the end of 2018. The opinion made in this news is that statistics on occupational …

Trabalhador migrante indocumentado na Malásia ganha o direito de ser ouvido

Trabalhadores migrantes indocumentados na Malásia têm o direito de buscar alívio da exploração e entrar com processo por salários não pagos, apesar de seu status legal, segundo um tribunal da Malásia. O Shah Alam…

Coréia do Sul: Governo procura permitir que trabalhadores demitidos participem de sindicatos de nível empresarial

“O Ministério do Trabalho e Trabalho disse terça-feira que estava submetendo revisões à Lei do Trabalho que, entre outras coisas, permitirão que as pessoas demitidas retenham sua empresa…

India: Women stitching garments at home entitled to Provident Funds

“In a landmark judgement which may affect both government and private managements in India outsourcing the work to escape the labour laws by claiming that the persons so engaged are …

Indian government seeks to introduce ‘business friendly’ labor law reforms

This article analyses the  introduction of two new labor code bills in the House of Parliament in India, the Code on Wages and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and …

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