The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a property rights challenge to a 45-year-old California labor law that allows union organizers to go on farmland to speak with workers …
Mexico president moves against subcontracting, aiming to end labor abuses
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he was submitting a bill to Congress that would sharply limit companies’ ability to subcontract labor in Mexico, a practice he called …
California passes Prop 22 in a major victory for Uber and Lyft
Uber and Lyft have won a major victory in their battle to continue classifying drivers as contractors, not employees, following the passage of a ballot measure that exempts them from …
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Decision: Employees of the Fireworks Factory (Brazil)
The Inter-American Court declared international responsibility of Brazil in the case 12,428 “Employees of the Fireworks Factory at Santo Antonio de Jesus and their families, with respect to Brazil”. The …
U.S. rapped over gaps in catching slave-made imports
A drive by the United States to block illegal imports of goods made by forced labor has been hampered by a lack of skilled staff and reliable data, a government …
U.S. rapped over gaps in catching slave-made imports
A drive by the United States to block illegal imports of goods made by forced labor has been hampered by a lack of skilled staff and reliable data, a government …
AMLO enviará iniciativa para desaparecer el outsourcing
El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador adelantó este martes que enviará una iniciativa de ley al Congreso, en esta ocasión para eliminar el outsourcing. “Voy a enviar una iniciativa de ley para …
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“I now pronounce you contractor”: Prop22, labour platforms and legislative doublespeak
The story goes that, during a Lent fast that must have felt very long for French king Louis XIV, his chief minister Cardinal Giulio Mazzarino decided to offer some relief …