Uber and Lyft Agree to Give Massachusetts Drivers Minimum Pay

Uber and Lyft settled a yearslong legal dispute with the attorney general in Massachusetts on Thursday, agreeing to pay their drivers in the state a minimum rate with some benefits. As …

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‘Watershed’ ruling confirms that UK companies trading in forced labour goods risk prosecution

GLAN and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) have won in the Court of Appeal, which ruled that the UK National Crime Agency’s (NCA) refusal to investigate Uyghur forced labour cotton …

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Milwaukee Tool sued for alleged use of forced labor in Chinese prison factory

Milwaukee Tool has been sued for allegedly having work gloves made by forced labor in a Chinese prison factory under deplorable conditions which included beatings and torture. The lawsuit filed …

Amazon Admits To Flouting Safety Norms At Manesar Warehouse, Claims Action

Ecommerce major Amazon India has reportedly acknowledged lapses in workplace safety at its Haryana’s Manesar warehouse. As per Economic Times’ report, the company in its communication to central labour commissioner, …

Swiss court sentences 4 members of Hinduja family to up to 4 1/2 years for exploiting their servants

A Swiss criminal court on Friday sentenced four members of the wealthy Hinduja family with between four and 4 1/2 years in prison for exploiting their vulnerable domestic workers. The …

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India’s Gig Workers Remain Undocumented, Unprotected

There are only estimates of India’s gig workforce, and this lack of data is one of the reasons why gig workers are largely bereft of social security in a little-regulated …

Replacement worker ban approved for Canada’s federal workplaces

Federally regulated workplaces will soon be banned from bringing in replacement workers during a legal strike, after the Senate passed a government bill Monday that is now set to become …

Amazon Fined $5.9 Million For Alleged Warehouse Safety Violations

California’s labor commissioner has fined Amazon $5.9 million for allegedly violating the state’s new warehouse safety law. Officials announced Tuesday that they had issued citations to the online retail giant for failing to …

In First Case of its Kind, NLRB Judge Declares Non-Compete Clause Is an Unfair Labor Practice

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Sarah Karpinen issued her decision in J.O. Mory, Inc. yesterday. The case mostly revolves around an employer firing a union organizer that became employed at the company with …

Climate gets a seat in Chicago teachers’ talks

Teachers in Chicago are using their powerful union to fight for climate action in city schools. The Chicago Teachers Union opened public contract negotiations with the city today, demanding electric …

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