MEXICO CITY, Aug 1 (Reuters) – A labor dispute at Grupo Mexico’s San Martin mine in Mexico’s Zacatecas state, where the U.S. raised concerns over alleged worker rights abuses, does …
Sexual violence is a pervasive threat for female farm workers – here’s how the US could reduce their risk
Television crime shows often are set in cities, but in its third season, ABC’s “American Crime” took a different tack. It opened on a tomato farm in North Carolina, where it …
A Leaked Memo Shows TikTok Knows It Has a Labor Problem
LAST MONTH, A court in Kenya issued a landmark ruling against Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram. The US tech giant was, the court ruled, the “true employer” of the hundreds of people …
No Robot Bosses Act (Proposed)
The No Robot Bosses Act would prohibit employers from relying exclusively on automated decision-making systems in making employment decisions such as hiring or firing workers. The bill would require testing and …
DoorDash Banned Discussing Work Issues and Fired Worker For Organizing, Labor Board Alleges
DoorDash Inc. illegally prohibited office employees from discussing working conditions and fired one because of their organizing efforts, US labor board prosecutors alleged. The food delivery company threatened to punish …
Court rules against Uber in major win for California workers
Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) must face a California lawsuit claiming it should have covered UberEats drivers’ work-related expenses, the state’s top court said on Monday, in what could be a major …
NLRB Files Complaint Against Amazon for Refusing to Bargain with Union
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Amazon for refusing to bargain with the Amazon Labor Union on Wednesday. “It’s about time,” said Chris Smalls, president of the …
Canada Investigates Two Companies Over Alleged Forced Labor in China
Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog on Tuesday launched separate investigations into Nike Canada and Dynasty Gold over allegations that they used or benefited from forced Uyghur labor in their supply chains …
NLRB Files Complaint Against Amazon for Refusing to Bargain with Union
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Amazon for refusing to bargain with the Amazon Labor Union on Wednesday. “It’s about time,” said Chris Smalls, president of the …
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Ninth Circuit Allows Human Rights Claims Against Cisco to Proceed
There may yet be life in the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). The Ninth Circuit recently held, in Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc., that Chinese practitioners of Falun Gong could go forward with …