ILAW Network

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 …

Forced Labor and Trafficking, Informal Economy, Migrant Workers

Exploitation of Filipino domestic workers ‘widespread’ in the US, new report shows

Anna is among thousands of domestic workers in the US, many of whom facing “widespread vulnerabilities and rampant exploitation”, according to a report jointly released by the National Domestic Workers …

Employment Relationship

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 …

General Office of the State Council

Employment Relationship, Informal Economy

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. …

Manishii Pathak, Srijita Jha

Discrimination, Forced Labor and Trafficking, Gender-Based Violence and Harassment, Migrant Workers

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 …

Pooja Chetry, Rekha Pande

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Asia & the Pacific

Govt considering standalone act for domestic workers

Exploitation of Filipino domestic workers ‘widespread’ in the US, new report shows

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

India And The Gig Economy

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

China: Work-related illnesses higher than reported

Undocumented migrant worker in Malaysia wins right to be heard

S. Korea: Gov’t seeks to allow fired workers to join enterprise-level unions

India: Women stitching garments at home entitled to Provident Funds

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