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Convicts are returning to farming – anti-immigrant policies are the reason

Prison inmates are picking fruits and vegetables at a rate not seen since Jim Crow. Convict leasing for agriculture – a system that allows states to sell prison labor to …

Sindicato defenderá derecho a huelga en Costa Rica

San José, 5 jun (Prensa Latina) La Unión Nacional de Empleados de la Caja y la Seguridad Social (Undeca) afirmó hoy que defenderá el derecho a la huelga y el …

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Washington Metro Hit With Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority discriminated against black and foreign-born workers in recent firings, according to a new federal lawsuit. Former employees Kenneth Harriott and Tony Ojoh claim that …

Mexico: Se eliminarán rápido los contratos de protección: STPS

Para mantener en línea el modelo laboral mexicano y dar cumplimiento a las exigencias de Estados Unidos y Canadá, asentadas en el T-MEC, nuestro país avanzará de manera muy rápida …

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Government attack on workers’ rights will deny fair wages and benefits to contract faculty and already underpaid academic staff

 Ontario faculty are deeply concerned by the Ford government’s attempt to cap public sector compensation increases at one per cent per year. This legislation represents an attack on the right …

High Court Weakens Employer Defense to Job Bias Claims

The high court said in a unanimous ruling that the requirement to file charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar state agencies isn’t a jurisdictional issue. That means …

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West Virginia Senate passes sweeping education bill to ban teacher strikes

The West Virginia State Senate on Monday passed a sweeping education overhaul bill that would deem teacher strikes unlawful. The chamber voted 18-15 to advance the measure — after Senate Republicans inserted …

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Small Gains & Big Risks: Evaluating the Proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

It is no surprise that calls to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) from some candidates in both US political parties resonated with so many Americans. Numerous studies …

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Revisión de las Normas Internacionales del Trabajo. El rol del Grupo Tripartito de Trabajo del Mecanismo de Examen de Normas de la OIT (MEN)

“El Grupo de Trabajo tripartito del Mecanismo de Examen de Normas (GTT del MEN), funciona en el marco de la iniciativa relativa a las normas, que es una de las …

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Gig economy: California bill granting employee status passes assembly

The state assembly in California passed legislation on Wednesday that would require employers to recognize hundreds of thousands of gig workers as employees and could have far-reaching implications for contractors across the …

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