The Thai state has consistently suppressed its unions, the latest SRT case explains why

Thailand is a country used to corruption. But an ongoing corruption case filed late last year has been so revealing that it defies even the most watered-down expectations of justice. …

Michelin-rated restaurant in Osaka ordered to compensate cook’s family for overwork death

A court has ordered a famed French restaurant in this western Japan city to pay some 84 million yen in damages to the family of a cook who died from …

An Overview on Child Labor in India

This article summarizes the issue of child labor in India. Though the work participation rate of children in the country is down over the decades, India still has a high …

Is there a glimmer of hope for Vietnamese workers?

Last November, the Vietnamese National Assembly took a long-awaited decision on a demand that came from both inside and outside the country: to authorise independent trade unions from 2021. The measure, …

Hamida Begum v Maran (UK) Ltd

The Claimant brings a claim against Maran UK Limited for negligence and breach of common law duty of care relating to fatal injuries suffered by the Claimant’s late husband, MD …

Commission decides to partially withdraw Cambodia’s preferential access to the EU market

The European Commission has decided to withdraw part of the tariff preferences granted to Cambodia under the European Union’s Everything But Arms’ (EBA) trade scheme due to the serious and …

Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines Final Statement UNI Global Union vs. VEON

The NCP’s statement respond to a complaint filed by UNI Global union in 2016. UNI Global Union’s complaint alleged that the company harassed workers to suppress organizing with the Banglalink …

Indian couple gets jail in Singapore’s first labour trafficking conviction

An Indian couple was sentenced to more than five years in jail in Singapore on Tuesday for exploiting migrant women, the first labour trafficking conviction in the affluent nation that …

Nepal to probe why 1,000 migrant workers die in Asia, Middle East each year

In a ruling welcomed by activists, Nepal’s Supreme Court this month ordered the government to investigate cases of Nepalese workers who lose their lives abroad, amid efforts to crack down …

An Overview on Internal Migration in India: Trends and Challenges

The paper summarizes the reasons for migration within India and the challenges that migrant laborers face in the process. It provides a rich literature review of the causes and types …

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