Kassim, et al v. Cargill et al

On November, 29th 2023, a lawsuit was filed in Washington DC against Cargill, Mars, and Mondelēz accusing them, inter alia, of consumer fraud and unjust enrichment related to brutal conditions …

High Court rules Nigerian communities can bring landmark human rights claims against Shell for oil pollution

The High Court has ruled that 13,000 Nigerian fishermen and farmers at the centre of a major oil pollution case against Shell can bring claims for breaches of their right …

ILAW condemns police assault on president of NLC Joe Ajaero

International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) has said the assault and unlawful temporary detention of Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress by men of the Nigerian police, is …

Mbuga v NTSA and Bolt, APPEAL NO: TLAB/E010/2023

The Transport Licensing Appeals Board (TLAB) has ruled that the driver Kennedy Wainaina Mbugua be immediately reinstated to the app and compensated the amount for the 168 days he has …

Kenya: Bolt ordered to pay driver Ksh1M for wrongful dismissal

Bolt Operations (OU) has suffered a major setback after being ordered to compensate a driver who complained against them Ksh1,008,000 for unfair removal from its system. The Transport Licensing Appeals …

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U.S. to restore Mauritania’s AGOA trade preferences after worker rights progress

Mauritania’s trade preference benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act will be reinstated on Jan. 1, 2024 after the northwest African country made “substantial and measurable progress on worker …

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US to remove Uganda and three other African countries from Agoa trade deal

US President Joe Biden has revealed plans to expel Uganda, Gabon, Niger and the Central African Republic (CAR) from a special US-Africa trade programme. The countries were either involved in …

Ground-breaking judgment for gender equality in parental leave

Judgment was handed down at the Johannesburg High Court  by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland in the matter of Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of Employment and Labour. It was …

Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of Employment and Labour

On 25 October 2023, judgment was handed down at the Johannesburg High Court by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland in the matter of Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of …

Nine Anglo American companies named in class action suit over harm to coal miners

Anglo American now finds itself in the crosshairs of class action specialist Richard Spoor, who last week filed an action in the Gauteng High Court for certification of a class …

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