Nigeria: Irikefe Patience v. Global Feet Oil & Gas Ltd. NICN/LA/624/2015

The judgment bothered on two major claims. One, the claimant claimed that defendant had deducted her transport allowance from her remuneration for a period of years, on the promise the …

What if Your Ability to Stay in This Country Depended on Your Employer?

Describes personal accounts of what happens when guestworkers try to stand up to their employers to confront labor abuse. https://www.thenation.com/article/what-if-your-ability-stay-country-depended-your-employer/

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Shadow Report – Racism & Discrimination in Employment in Europe

The ENAR compiles this report every year based on “shadow reports” from 23 EU member-states over the last five years – exploring discrimination in employment.  The report attempts to close …

Shadow Report – Racism & Discrimination in Employment in Europe

The ENAR compiles this report every year based on “shadow reports” from 23 EU member-states over the last five years – exploring discrimination in employment.  The report attempts to close …

Article: “Understanding the administrative regulation on occupational health and trend in China”

This article discusses China’s regulatory framework in the field of occupational diseases. China’s Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law was enacted in 2001, and the latest revision was in 2018. …

OECD Case: CCC et al. vs. Adidas

NCPs involved: Germany NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Indonesia DATE: 14 March 2018 STATUS: Filed ISSUES: The complaint alleges that Adidas continued to source goods from a factory throughout and after …

House approves prohibiting transgender discrimination

The New Hampshire House voted in March 2018 to expand the state’s anti-discrimination law to include transgender people. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2018-03-07/house-to-vote-on-prohibiting-transgender-discrimination

South Korea Labor Code Overhaul Cuts Maximum Workweek   

This article discusses the major amendment to labor standard law in Korea to limit working hours, overtime and exempt sectors from the amendment. It also provides links (in Korean) to the …

R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al

R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes argued that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act protected their ability to fire a transgender worker. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed, finding that  …

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India: Protecting labor rights in preferential trade agreements: The role of trade unions, left governments, and skilled labor

This paper analyses the role of trade unions for the protection of worker’s rights and working conditions, and its impact on the inclusion of labor provisions in the preferential trade …

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