Germany’s Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE will pay about 36 million reais (£5.1 million) in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former employees during Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the carmaker said on …
Brazil court rules in favor of anti-slavery ‘dirty list’
Brazil’s so-called dirty list, one of the nation’s most powerful weapons against slave labor, is legal and can proceed, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. With the ruling, the list …
CSA realizó Reunión preparatoria para la elaboración de los comentarios a las Memorias anuales sobre Convenios Internacionales del Trabajo
El pasado viernes 4S la #ConfederaciónSindicalDeLasAméricas-CSA con apoyo de #ILAWNetwork realizó una Reunión preparatoria para la elaboración de los comentarios a las Memorias anuales sobre Convenios Internacionales del Trabajo. La …
Encuentros ILAW Latinoamérica: Brasil
Brasil: Lunes 24, 5:00 pm y martes 25, 9:00 am La coordinación Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de ILAW, realizará encuentros virtuales, por país, con nuestros afiliados y …
Brazil Medics Urge ICC To Probe Bolsonaro Virus ‘Crimes’
Brazilian health workers urged the International Criminal Court on Monday to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro’s government for crimes against humanity over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A dossier of …
Juíza exige volta de teletrabalho na Eletrosul, da Eletrobras, por riscos com Covid (Judge demands return of telework at Eletrobras’s Eletrosul, due to risks with Covid)
SÃO PAULO (Reuters) – Decisões da Justiça do Trabalho nesta sexta-feira determinaram que a subsidiária da elétrica estatal Eletrobras no Sul do país, Eletrosul, deverá voltar a colocar funcionários em …
McDonald’s accused over ‘systemic sexual harassment’ of employees worldwide
An international coalition of labor unions has filed a complaint against McDonald’s, alleging systemic sexual harassment of its employees around the world. The complaint, filed at the Organization for Economic …
Le groupe McDonald’s poursuivi devant l’OCDE pour « harcèlement sexuel systématique »
Une coalition internationale de syndicats a annoncé avoir porté plainte lundi 18 mai devant l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) contre le groupe McDonald’s, accusé d’avoir échoué à lutter …
Brazil: 2017 Labor Law Reform – Overview
A Brief Contemporary Perspective on Labor Law in Brazil Brazil is a civil law country and its main source of employment law is the “Consolidation of Labor Laws,” known as …
Class Action Lawsuit filed by STIEEC & SINDLUZ v. ESS – ENERGISA SUL-SUDESTE – DISTRIBUIDORA DE ENERGIA S.A.
SUBJECT: RIGHT TO LIFE AND HEALTH. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE. VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN DIGNITY. STIEEC and SINDLUZ filed a …
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