The EU Seeking to Sanction South Korea for Not Ratifying ILO Conventions

The European Union (EU) officially requested to convene a panel of experts claiming that the South Korean government was not doing its part to ratify the core conventions of the …

Trump NLRB Eliminates Hurdle to Employers Kicking Out Unions

The National Labor Relations Board made it easier for an employer to oust a union after getting evidence that a majority of workers no longer supports that union. The NLRB’s …

Une plainte contre le gouvernement et le parlement béninois à Genève

La confédération syndicale des travailleurs du Bénin (Cstb) sous le leadership de son secrétaire général, Nagnini kassa Mampo, a saisi l’organisation internationale de travail (Oit) à l’effet d’amener le gouvernement …

Corte de Apelaciones le da la razón a sindicato y avala forma en que puso fin a la huelga de 2018

Un revés sufrió Latam Airlines después de que ayer la Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago le diera la razón al sindicato de tripulantes de cabina de Lan Express respecto a …

Defenderán reforma laboral de juicios de amparo

Ante las más de 400 solicitudes de amparo que realizaron organizaciones sindicales pertenecientes al Congreso del Trabajo, en contra de la aplicación de la reforma laboral, el grupo que conforma …

Ictu to press for introduction of EU collective bargaining directive

Ireland’s trade unions are to press for European Union-wide legislation in a bid to overcome Irish laws that allow employers not to recognise unions in pay disputes. The Irish Congress of …

Malaysia to amend law to remove street protests as criminal offence

The Malaysian government plans to amend a law that would remove street protests as a criminal offence, with Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin saying there are other laws in place that …

Beyond Automation: The Law & Political Economy of Workplace Technological Change

This article unpacks the relationship among advanced information technologies, employment law rules, and labor standards. Based on a detailed review of the capacities of existing technologies, it argues that automation …

Tailored Wages 2019: The state of pay in the global garment industry

“0 [zero] workers making clothing in Asia, Africa, Central America or Eastern Europe paid enough to live with dignity. Since the beginning of this century, global brands sourcing clothing from …

The Double Standard of Antitrust Law

Antitrust law, established originally to limit corporate power, has become its friend. Think about the following anomalies: • If a group of independent truck drivers forms an association to jointly bargain …

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