A year-long Harvard University project drawing on input from U.S. and global practitioners and academics issued a report offering a package of reforms that promise to help stop the self-reinforcing …
Rising temperatures put more US workers at risk of dying from heat
Though the climate crisis is creating conditions where workers are facing hotter temperatures on a more frequent basis, there are no federal safety protections for workers in extreme temperatures, and only …
Violencia y discriminación contra mujeres, niñas y adolescentes: Buenas prácticas y desafíos en América Latina y en el Caribe
La CIDH ha considerado pertinente la elaboración de un informe que identifique y analice los avances más significativos, los principales desafíos pendientes y las buenas prácticas existentes en el cumplimiento …
Tragédia Brumadinho: sindicatos e familiares cobram justiça e leis mais rígidas na Alemanha
Leis mais rígidas e justiça na Alemanha. Essas foram algumas das pautas levantadas pelo advogado alemão Rudiger Helm para tratar das medidas tomadas em relação à Tüv Süd, empresa alemã contratada pela Vale …
Vale ex-CEO charged with homicide over dam disaster
The former chief executive of mining group Vale was on Tuesday charged with homicide by prosecutors in Brazil for his role in a dam disaster last year that killed more …
Gig economy bills move forward in other blue states, after California clears the way
California was the first state to challenge tech companies such as Uber and Lyft with bold laws meant to reshape the gig economy by converting workers into employees. And now …
Gobierno aprobó decreto de urgencia para la negociación colectiva en el sector público
En la sesión de ayer del Consejo de Ministros, se aprobó un decreto de urgencia referido a la negociación colectiva en el sector público. Esta norma abarcará a los gobiernos locales y …
Costa Rica: proyecto aprobado – asi se regularan las huelgas en el pais
El proyecto de ley que regulara el derecho de huelga en el país fue aprobado este martes por una mayoría parlamentaria. La iniciativa, que paso por un largo camino en …
The Mighty Apple, Google, Tesla, Dell and Microsoft in “the dock” – A Look At the Child Labour Lawsuit
Apple, Google (through its parent company Alphabet, Inc), Dell, Microsoft and Tesla have been named as defendants in what could be a landmark case pertaining to the use of child …
Trump Cements Rule to Limit Companies’ Joint-Employer Risk
The Labor Department released a final rule to narrow the situations in which multiple businesses share liability for paying workers their wages, a key element of the Trump White House’s …
International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network
c/o Solidarity Center
1130 Connecticut Ave, NW 8th Floor
Washington DC, 20036