South Africa: Assign Services (Pty) Limited v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Others (CCT194/17) [2018] ZACC 22; [2018] 9 BLLR 837 (CC); (2018) 39 ILJ 1911 (CC); 2018 (5) SA 323 (CC); 2018 (11) BCLR 1309 (CC) (26 July 2018)

The Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled in favor of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa that an employee who earns less than the threshold of R205,000 per …

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US warns of North Korea’s global outsourcing of forced labor

This article discusses possible criminal charges or fine in case American companies involve North Korean workers in their supply chain. It discusses that the North Korean Government receives foreign currency …

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Foster parents and fundamental labour rights

The work of parenting is a labour of love. There is no work that is harder and there is no work that is more rewarding. How many parents have reflected …

Social Service League, M.P. Shah Hospital v Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and Allied Workers

This case is about when the registration of the collective bargain agreement can be set aside. The court believed that a collective agreement is like a contract. Unless it is …

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North Korea has 2.6 million ‘modern slaves,’ new report estimates 

This article discusses a report which finds that there are 2.6 million people living under slavery and the vast majority of the population are being forced to work by the …

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BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY BD. OF COM’RS

Gerald Bostock worked as a child advocate in the Clayton County Juvenile Court System. In 2013, he joined a gay softball league and urged players to volunteer for the county agency.  …

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Law, skills and the creation of jobs as ‘contract’ work in India: exploring survey data to make inferences for labour law reform

This paper maps the relationship between the increasing preference for ‘contract labor’ in India. It was found that when employers are unwilling to “invest”, workers too, do not “investment” in …

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Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers v West Kenya Sugar Company Limited

This case discussed whether the trade union can represent casual employees. The Employment Act, the Regulation of Wages, and Conditions of Employment Act contains contents about casual employees. In this …

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Court decision regarding minimum wage related to taxi drivers (Case number 2016Da9261, 9278, Decided July 11, 2018)

This is a court decision regarding the calculation of minimum wage for taxi drivers signed on a piecework contract. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/41-2016Da9261,%209278_WagesUnjustEnrichmentRestitution_hs(3).htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?contId=2255551

Engendering Exploitation: Gender Inequality in US Labor Migration Programs

A 2018 policy brief that highlights how gender bias and discrimination are deeply entrenched in the temporary labor migration programs. The reports interviews temporary women workers who describe how employers …

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