The article analyses the consequences faced by Gig-workers in India with regard to financial volatility and lack of labor protections. With regard to the applicability of respective legislations, the article …
India: Factory Workers Can Now Legally Be Asked to Work 12- Hour Shifts. How Will this Change Things?
The article analyses the April 15 notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs of India outlining the conditions under which economic activities could be restarted in non-containment zones and which …
U.S. pulls back on Thailand’s trade privileges
Thailand is set to lose duty-free access for $1.3 billion in exports to the U.S. market today, six months after Washington warned it would pull back on trade privileges unless …
Indonesia delays deliberations over labor issues in omnibus bill amid backlash
The government and the House of Representatives have decided to delay deliberations over labor provisions within the omnibus bill on job creation, resulting in the cancellation of an earlier plan …
UK: Lawyers & Uyghur human rights group request suspension of unlawful importation of forced labour goods from China
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) submitted extensive evidence to the UK’s customs authorities and requested the suspension of cotton goods produced with forced …
NHS urged to avoid PPE gloves made in ‘slave-like’ conditions
The government must not ignore the “slave-like” conditions of migrant workers making rubber medical gloves in Malaysia in its rush to source protective equipment to keep frontline NHS staff safe from …
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The Uber Eats Decision: Australia’s FWC Full Bench misses the chance to see through the gig economy’s sophistry
“On 21 April 2020, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission ruled that an Uber Eats delivery driver (Amita Gupta) could not bring an unfair dismissal claim as she …