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Brasil Es Responsable Por Falta De Debida Diligencia Reforzada En La Investigación De Hechos De Discriminación Racial En Contra De Dos Trabajadoras Afrodescendientes

En la sentencia notificada hoy, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos – Corte IDH, encontró responsable internacionalmente al Estado de Brasil en el caso Dos Santos Nascimento y Ferreira Gomes …

US Supreme Court seems poised to lower bar for ‘reverse discrimination’ suits

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to lean on Wednesday toward making it easier for people from “majority backgrounds,” such as white or straight people, to pursue workplace discrimination claims, as they …

Amazon’s Misdeeds Should Mean Automatic Unionization, Says Unifor

Amazon’s efforts to block an organizing drive at its Delta warehouse were so unfair that the union should be automatically certified, Unifor Local 114 told the BC Labour Relations Board …

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Dos Santos Nascimento y Ferreira Gomes Vs. Brasil

El caso se relaciona con la investigación y judicialización de lo sucedido el 26 de marzo de 1998, cuando Neusa dos Santos Nascimento, y Gisele Ana Ferreira Gomes, ambas afrodescendientes, …

The Price of Work: A Brief on Widespread Migrant Worker Recruitment Fees in Taiwan’s Manufacturing Sectors

This investigation, focused on the recruitment experiences of workers who worked in a range of manufacturing sectors, follows a lengthier investigation covered in Transparentem’s recent report, Following the Thread: Labor Abuses …

EU Minimum Wage Directive Before the European Court of Justice: It’s Not All Over Now…

It came as a shock to many supporters of a Social Europe when, on 14 January 2025, the Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), …

Regulatory design and interactions in worker-driven social responsibility initiatives: The Dindigul Agreement

This article explores the rise of worker-driven social responsibility (WSR) initiatives to combat labour and human rights abuse in global supply chains. We focus on the Dindigul Agreement, a pioneering WSR agreement …

Rush to renewables: TOWARD MIGRANT WORKER RIGHTS AND A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION IN THE GULF

No region is immune to the reality of the climate crisis: extreme weather events, mass climate-induced migration, and direct consequences for the cultures, livelihoods, and lives of workers and communities …

A Big Step Forward: But Bigger Steps Required – A Note on the Employment Rights Bill

The Employment Rights Bill is a big step forward in improving workers’ rights, addressing a number of abusive employer practices, and removing unwarranted restrictions on trade unions. The Bill’s success …

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