Border state authorities have arrested a crusading labor lawyer who led a wave of 2019 walkouts for higher wages at border assembly plants known as maquiladoras. Detectives arrested Susana Prieto …
BA ‘dismissal threat’ undermines talks, pilots’ union Balpa says
The pilots’ union Balpa has accused British Airways of undermining talks over proposed job losses by threatening to dismiss and re-hire its members under new contracts. The airline proposes to …
Fuerte debate sobre el artículo de la Ley de Urgencia referido al derecho de huelga
Uno de los momentos en que se generó mayor tensión durante el debate parlamentario sobre la Ley de Urgencia sobrevino en las primeras horas de la madrugada de este sábado 6 …
ILAW Network Sends Letter to Ukraine Government Expressing Serious Concerns Regarding Amendments to the Trade Union Law
“On behalf of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network, which is comprised of over 400 labour lawyers and scholars in over 50 countries, including Ukraine, we write to express …
India: States’ labour law changes under central govt scanner
The Union labour ministry will ask states not to change labour laws in ways that could violate India’s commitments to international covenants, and plans to hold a meeting of all …
The Centre asks for and gets ‘one tight slap’ from ILO
The report last week that Guy Ryder, the taciturn Director General (DG) of the even more taciturn International Labour Organisation (ILO), had expressed ‘deep concern’ over the ‘dilution’ of labour …
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See you in court: a rise in legal attacks against rights defenders aims to silence corporate critics
“Athit Kong has been fighting to stay out of prison for more than four years. The Cambodian union leader faces criminal charges of intentional violence, obstructing public officials and obstructing …