As Canadians pull out their wallets this holiday season, they have no way of knowing whether the gifts they are buying for friends and family were made by modern-day slaves. …
Public unions ask Iowa justices to toss collective bargaining law
Attorneys for Iowa’s two largest public employee unions asked the state’s highest court Wednesday to strike down changes in collective bargaining laws they say unconstitutionally treat some union members differently …
New York City’s transgender community faces significant employment discrimination, new report finds
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) released a new report Tuesday detailing systemic discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people across the city. Compared to the general New York City …
Argentina: two ex-Ford executives convicted in torture case
Two former executives of a local Ford Motor Co plant have been convicted for human rights crimes over the abduction and torture of company workers during Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship in a historic …
Corte determina que trabajadoras del hogar deberán ser inscritas al IMSS
La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) determinó que las trabajadoras del hogar deberán estar inscritas al Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) tras declarar inconstitucional que no tengan seguridad …
US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Labor Chaper
The text of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Labor Chapter and Annex https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/agreements/FTA/USMCA/Text/23_Labor.pdf
New rules guarantee minimum wage for NYC Uber, Lyft drivers
Drivers working for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft are entitled to a minimum wage following a historic vote Tuesday by the New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission. …
LGBT provisions watered down in Trump’s USMCA deal
President Trump agreed on Friday to an updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that includes aspirational language encouraging member states to adopt policies against LGBT discrimination in the workforce …
Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism
African-American workers have reported threats, humiliation and barriers to promotion at the plant. The automaker says there is no pattern of bias. Owen Diaz had seen swastikas in the bathrooms at …
Global chocolate supply chain tainted by abuses in Brazil: report
The global chocolate supply chain is tainted by the use of cocoa from Brazilian farms where human rights violations are common, a report released Friday said. Among the abuses detailed …
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