ILO insists that S. Korea guarantees freedom of association for unemployed and dismissed workers 

The International Labour Organization (ILO) reiterated its insistence that the South Korean government adopt legal measures to guarantee freedom of association for unemployed and dismissed workers. It also stated the …

Korea: 핵심협약 비준 반드시 국회 거쳐야”

정부가 국제노동기구(ILO) 핵심협약과 관련해 절차적으로 국회를 거치지 않고는 비준이 불가능하다는 의견을 재확인했다. 노동계와 일부 전문가는 그럴수록 문재인 대통령이 국회에 핵심협약 비준동의안을 선제로 내는 정치적 결단을 하라고 촉구했다. 김대환 고용노동부 국제협력담당관은 …

Remedy in Business and Human Rights Cases The Role of National Human Rights Institutions

From 22–24 October 2018, the German Institute for Human Rights and the Danish Institute for Human Rights hosted a workshop in Berlin for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) on remedy …

Colorado Could Be The Next State To Let Its Employees Collectively Bargain

For years, Colorado state workers have sought the right to collectively bargain. It looks like Democratic lawmakers could make that happen this legislative session — if Gov. Jared Polis goes …

Columna invitada: ¡Por fin la Reforma Laboral!

El miércoles pasado, a propósito de la reforma laboral, el portal de la revista Procesopublicó: “El PRI, en voz del dirigente sindical de la Confederación Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos (CROC), …

Banning Hope: Bangladesh Garment Workers, Seeking a Dollar an Hour Face Mass Firings, Violence, and False Arrests

The government and apparel factory owners in Bangladesh have carried out a brutal crackdown on garment workers in retaliation for largely peaceful protests against the country’s extremely low minimum wage. …

Mexico: Senado inicia revisión de reforma laboral

El Senado inició junto con algunas cámaras industriales la revisión de la minuta de reforma laboral votada por los diputados la semana pasada; a la reunión acudió la secretaria del …

México aprueba reforma laboral que debe facilitar ratificación del T-MEC

La Cámara de Diputados de México aprobó este jueves la reforma laboral que deberá facilitar la ratificación del tratado de libre comercio entre el país latinoamericano, Estados Unidos y Canadá …

The Constitutional Court decision of South Korea (2017 Hun-Ma 820, April 11, 2019)

The Korean Labor Standards Act protects the employees against the unfair dismissal and provides the effective remedy for the unfairly dismissed employees. But that protection and remedy are not applied …

Mexican Lawmakers Approve Pro-Labor Changes

Mexico’s lower house passed a landmark labor reform on Thursday that empowers unions to bargain more effectively on behalf of workers and clears one of the last obstacles to ratifying …

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