Many Haitians and Dominicans are moving to Chile in search of better working conditions, but Chile’s anti-immigration policies make the trip extremely dangerous and can force immigrant workers in Chile …
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UK: “Tribunal awards £2 for employer’s refusal of unsuitable companion at disciplinary hearing”
In a decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in the United Kingdom, applying Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and reconsidering its decision in Toal & Hughes …
UK, EU: “In Unions We Trust! Analysing Confidence in Unions across Europe”
This article reports on the findings of an empirical study undertaken in fourteen European countries, exploring whether there is a genuine crisis regarding “confidence in unions”. It emerges that unions …
Vigilance or Compliance? On the New French “Vigilance” Law
Discusses the newly enacted French Vigilance Law, which “extends to all French companies that have more than 5,000 employees domestically or employ 10,000 employees worldwide” and requires them to enact …
The French Law on Duty of Care: A Historic Step Towards Making Globalization Work for All
The difficult journey of the French Bill on the duty of care of parent and subcontracting companies came to an end on 23 March 2017, when the French Constitutional Council …
Hong Kong Paper: 94,000 North Koreans Working in China
This article states that the number of North Korean workers in China has increased and that the number increased to 94,000. http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=127957
Presentation: 39 Essex Chambers Business and Human Rights Seminar
This is a compilation of presentations from an Essex Chambers; of primary applicability is the second by Justine Thornton (“Environmental Litigation Against Companies”). She discusses English Courts’ jurisdiction, recent litigation, …
Tahoe Resources lawsuit (re Guatemala)
Facts: On 18 June 2014, seven Guatemalan men filed a lawsuit in Canada against Tahoe Resources seeking damages for injuries allegedly suffered during a shooting outside the company’s Escobal silver …
“Transnational Collective Agreements and the Development of New Spaces for Union Action: The Formal and Informal Uses of International and European Framework Agreements in the UK”
This article explores the relevance of transnational collective agreements (TCAs) for industrial relations on an international and UK basis. The empirical study considers four UK multinational companies covered by TCAs, …
Canada: Trinh v. CS Wind Canada Inc. (2017 HRTO 755)
The tribunal found that the applicant had suffered harassment and discrimination on the basis of gender and place of origin during her employment, and the applicant was subjected to poisoned …
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