The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments today in what could be a precedent-setting case for Canadian companies that do business abroad. B.C.-based mining company Nevsun Resources Ltd. is being …
Can Slave Labour Charges Against Canadian Company Be Heard in Court in Canada? Supreme Court of Canada Hears Arguments Today
Today, the Supreme Court of Canada is hearing an appeal by Nevsun Resources Limited (TSX: NSU/NYSE MKT: NSU) of lower court rulings that accusations against it regarding the use of forced labour at its …
Supreme Court set to hear Nevsun Resources case on Eritrea human rights abuses
The future of the Canadian resource industry hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court of Canada prepares to hear a high-profile case accusing Canadian miner Nevsun Resources Ltd. of …
Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053
On December 20, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissing a claim brought on behalf of workers injured in the …
BILL C-423: An Act respecting the fight against certain forms of modern slavery through the imposition of certain measures and amending the Customs Tariff
This enactment enacts the Modern Slavery Act, which imposes an obligation on certain entities to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child …
Modern Slavery Act aims to block unethical products from Canada
As Canadians pull out their wallets this holiday season, they have no way of knowing whether the gifts they are buying for friends and family were made by modern-day slaves. …
US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Labor Chaper
The text of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Labor Chapter and Annex https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/agreements/FTA/USMCA/Text/23_Labor.pdf
LGBT provisions watered down in Trump’s USMCA deal
President Trump agreed on Friday to an updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that includes aspirational language encouraging member states to adopt policies against LGBT discrimination in the workforce …
BC Ferries workers want the right to strike and are going to court to get it
Graeme Johnston isn’t contesting that BC Ferries workers, who operate routes departing from Prince Rupert, Victoria and many remote places in between, perform an essential service. As he sees it, …
Hundreds gather in Vancouver to protest back-to-work legislation for Canada Post employees
Against the backdrop of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” hundreds convened outside the Vancouver Convention Centre Thursday afternoon to deliver both a political and moral message to Prime Minister Justin …
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