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BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

The D.C. Circuit Court upheld (2-1) the NLRB’s 2015 decision in which it articulated a joint-employer standard which considered not only direct control over the employees’ terms and conditions of …

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South Korea: Amendment to Occupational Safety and Health Act passes the National Assembly

A bill which bans companies from outsourcing hazardous jobs to contractors in principle was passed. This was due to an incident where a 24-year-old contract worker was found dead in …

FactSheet European Court of Human Rights: Trade Union Rights

This factsheet summarizes most of the trade union rights related cases decided by the European Court of Human Rights.

NHRCK (The National Human Rights Commission of Korea) recommendation for ratification of ILO Convention N.87 and N. 98

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea recommended to the Minister of the Employment and Labour to ratify ILO Convention N. 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the …

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 …

South Korea: First labor union formed at Samsung Electronics

This article discusses the first labor union formed at Samsung Electronics. It also discusses an investigation of Samsung Electronics for the company’s alleged anti-union activities. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180531000881

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Angry South Korean taxi drivers strike against carpooling service

This article discusses a large taxi driver strike who were protesting against a carpooling service similar to Uber. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kakao-taxi/angry-south-korean-taxi-drivers-strike-against-carpooling-service-idUSKCN1OJ0US Related articles: http://m.labortoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=154551 http://m.labortoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=155634

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Ohio Executive Order 2018-12K

The Executive Order, signed by outgoing Ohio Governor John Kasich extends the prohibition on employment discrimination of state employees to include “gender identity” in order to provide protection to transgendered …

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UK: The “Good Work Plan”

The “Good Work Plan” (“GWP”) is a 33-page Policy Paper published by Her Majesty’s Government (“Government”) in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) that presents the Government’s vision for the future of …

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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 …

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