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The Google Workers Who Voted to Unionize in Pittsburgh Are Part of Tech’s Huge Contractor Workforce

On Tuesday afternoon, a group of tech professionals in Pittsburgh who work at Google—but not for Google—voted to form a union. It’s likely the first time that white-collar workers in the technology …

South Africa: ‘It is extremely irresponsible’: ‘New’ law has unions up in arms

Unions are up in arms over a statement by the Department of Labour that workers would have to conduct a secret ballot before going on strike. But Cosatu said this …

Australia: The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: curtailing union power

“The amendments proposed by the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 (EI Bill) are in direct violation of Australia’s labour and human rights obligations under international law. If …

Landmark High Court decision against Malaysia Airlines empowers union leaders

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has ruled that it is unlawful for Malaysia Airline System Bhd (MAS) to dismiss a trade union leader for issuing a press statement to …

Wagner North 2.0: How Canada’s Wagner model of labour relations can be strengthened to ensure greater union density amongst vulnerable workers

Wagner North 2.0: How Canada’s Wagner model of labour relations can be strengthened to ensure greater union density amongst vulnerable workers examines the current state of the very foundation of Canada’s …

Uruguay to Modify Collective Bargaining Law

The Uruguayan government today proposed six amendments to the Collective Bargaining Law, in response to comments from the International Labor Organization (ILO) at its June assembly. The ILO Committee on …

Gobierno propuso seis cambios a la ley de negociación colectiva

El Ministerio de Trabajo propuso seis modificaciones a la ley de Negociación Colectiva en respuesta al planteo que hizo la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) en junio. El ministro Ernesto …

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G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting 2019 Ministerial Declaration

https://g20-meeting2019.mhlw.go.jp/labour/img/Ministerial_declaration_2019G20LEMM.pdf

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PAKISTAN’S GARMENT WORKERS NEED A SAFETY ACCORD

This report advocates for the establishment of a legally binding agreement, between apparel brands/retailers sourcing from Pakistan and labor rights groups/unions, for the purpose of ensuring workplace safety in Pakistan’s …

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SAMSUNG’S INDICTMENT IN FRANCE: FIGHTING TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS’ HUMAN RIGHTS’ VIOLATIONS THROUGH CONSUMER LAW

With consumers increasingly paying attention to working conditions in the supply chain, companies have published ambitious ethical commitments to promote a responsible image. Samsung proclaims to be “one of the …

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