Massachusetts voters allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize

 Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft …

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CBP issues Withhold Release Order against Asli Maydi

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a withhold release order (WRO) against Asli Maydi, a frankincense supplier based in Somaliland, based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced …

Indonesian Labour Unions Expect Higher Wages After Court Ruling

  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/indonesian-labour-unions-expect-higher-wages-after-court-ruling

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Uber Drivers Seek Voter Approval to Unionize in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters are preparing to decide whether Uber and Lyft drivers can form a union and collectively negotiate their pay and working conditions, a potentially first-of-its-kind bargaining model for the …

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21,000 workers dead in 8 years of Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘Saudi vision 2030’: Report

In a span of eight years following the launch of Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘Saudi vision 2030 project,’ over 21,000 workers have lost their lives, statistics have revealed. The workers have …

IKEA to compensate East German prisoners for forced labor

Germany’s Bundestag parliament and IKEA Deutschland on Tuesday announced that the furniture colossus would contribute €6 million (roughly $6.5 million) to a new German government fund designed to compensate victims …

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Inmate Labor Tests the Limits on ‘Involuntary Servitude’

In the back of a nondescript industrial park on the outskirts of Montgomery, Ala., past the corner of Eastern Boulevard and Plantation Way, there is a manufacturing plant run by …

FTC Takes Action to Stop Lyft from Deceiving Drivers with Misleading Earnings Claims

The FTC is taking action against rideshare operator Lyft for making deceptive earnings claims about how much money drivers could expect to make per hour and how much they could earn …

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Fishermen on Scots trawler win £20,000 modern slavery claim

A group of migrant fishermen recognised as victims of modern slavery have been awarded £20,000 each compensation by the UK Government. The Ghanaian crew were rescued in 2020 from the …

Press Release: CFPB Takes Action to Curb Unchecked Worker Surveillance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance to protect workers from unchecked digital tracking and opaque decision-making systems. The guidance warns that companies using third-party consumer reports — including …

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