Rights of 3,000 workers threatened, Pakistani union files complaint vs hydropower project

BWI and the Pakistan Federation of Building and Wood Workers (PFBWW) filed a joint complaint to the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on 6 July citing …

Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará audiencia pública sobre Opinión Consultiva acerca de Libertad Sindical

Durante los días 27 a 31 de julio próximos, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, en el marco de su 135° periodo de sesiones (virtual) realizará Audiencia Pública para recibir …

Kenya: Union sues university leaders over cuts to salaries of academics

In Kenya, the Universities Academic Staff Union has taken the vice-chancellors of two universities to court over cuts in lecturers’ salaries, which had been previously suspended by a judge. On …

BRIEFING PAPER: LABOUR RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN THE USMCA

“The USMCA includes two mechanisms to enforce the labour rights obligations of the agreement. The first, set out in Chapter 23,1 seeks to improve the effectiveness of the existing state-to-state …

SINDICATO NACIONAL DE LA SALUD Y SEGURIDAD SOCIAL «SINDESS», SL1680-2020 Radicación n.° 81296 Acta 22

De acuerdo con lo expuesto, el Tribunal no podía exigirle al sindicato agotar el procedimiento de la huelga contractual a un conflicto que tenía su origen en el incumplimiento grave …

Suspension of Labour Rights during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Possible Implications under the Revised Draft

“Many state governments of India have amended their labour laws in the wake of the economic crisis posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Uttar Pradesh (UP) is one state that has …

How the American Worker Got Fleeced

“Amazon.com Inc. fired Emily Cunningham a little before the end of Good Friday, though the human resources rep put it a little differently. “You have ended your relationship with Amazon,” …

Hundreds protesting in Kyiv against new labor legislation

Representatives of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine gathered for a protest in the government neighborhood in central Kyiv on Tuesday against the adoption of new labor legislation. Several …

Abogados internacionales piden a SCJN rechazar amparos contra Reforma Laboral

En la víspera de la entrada en vigor del Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC), abogados internacionales pidieron a la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) …

Zara and Primark factory workers say they were fired after forming union

Hundreds of workers at two factories in Myanmar that produce clothing for Zara and Primark were fired days after forming a union in a move workers say targeted union supporters …

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