Thailand: นายจ้างต้องปฎิบัติต่อลูกจ้างชายและหญิงโดยเท่าเทียมกันในการจ้าง (Employer must treat employee equally and not discriminate based on gender)

Thai Supreme Court (ฎ.15612/2548) ruled that employers must treat employees equally and not discriminate based on gender according to section 15 under the Labor Protection Act. However, employers can retire …

HOW MANY MORE YEARS A SLAVE? Trafficking for forced labour in Hong Kong

In light of recent cases on abuse of migrant domestic helpers in Hong Kong, this article identifies the gaps between international law and Hong Kong legislation on trafficking for forced …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding unfair disciplinary measure to golf course caddies (Case Number: 2011Da78804)

This is a court decision determining whether caddies at a golf course are considered workers under the Labor Standard Act and the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, and …

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Migrant Women and Discrimination in Employment: Recent Development in the European Union and Taiwan

Abstract: “This paper examines the policies that the European Union (EU) has implemented to eliminate discrimination against migrant women in employment. It also considers lessons that Taiwan can learn from …

Taiwan: Who Opposes Immigration? -Conflict of interest or cultural exclusion

Abstract: “Southeast Asian marriage migrants and labor migrants from the same regional origins began entering Taiwan at almost at the same time and occupy similar marginal positions in the international …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding the standard for determining ordinary wage and whether regular bonus is included in the ordinary wage (Case Number: 2012Da89399)

This is a court decision setting forth the standard for determining the ordinary wage. It discusses whether a labor-management agreement excluding ordinary wage is valid and whether regular bonus payment …

Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice at Home: Indonesia

Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice Series (Open Society Foundations), UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2013-75 This comprehensive study analyzes the mechanisms through which Indonesian migrant workers can seek justice in …

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Dealing with Employment Termination in China

An article dealing with the issue of employment termination in China for the education of multinational companies. The purpose of this article is to provide a framework to multinational companies …

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South Korea: Court decision setting forth the factors to be determined as a worker (Case Number: 2011Da44276)

This is a court decision which sets forth the criteria for determining worker status under the Labor Standards Act. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/2011Da44276.htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?contId=2129438

Japan: Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Having Passed the Quarter- Century Milestone

This article explains the enactment and transformation of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Act) in Japan. …

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