A construction company with $88 million worth of Federal Emergency Management Agency contracts recruited 17 Filipino workers, promising fair wages and free housing, but instead cheated them out of pay and …
EU Commission faces complaint over easing of sustainability rules
Climate and human rights campaigners filed a complaint against the European Commission on Friday, accusing the EU executive of weakening sustainability laws without first consulting the public about the changes …
Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules
The UK supreme court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, in a victory for gender-critical campaigners. …
Supreme Court Removes Board Member Gwynne Wilcox
Gwynne Wilcox’s on-again-off-again status as a Board member is back off. The Supreme Court issued a one-page order on April 9 staying the decision of the D.C. District Court to …
Germany’s New Coalition Government Eliminates Sustainability Due Diligence Law
Germany’s conservative CDU and CSU parties and the center-left SPD announced a deal for the formation of a new government, and released a coalition agreement that includes the immediate elimination …
USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional
The University of Southern California is attempting to block faculty from forming a union with an argument pushed by SpaceX and Amazon: that the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional. …
Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules
– A Kenyan court has ruled that Facebook’s parent company Meta (META.O), opens new tab can be sued in the East African country over its alleged role in promoting content that …
The Government Quietly Changed How It’s Enacting a Forced Labor Import Ban
Customs and Border Protection has changed how it’s implementing America’s forced labor import ban, prompting questions from lawmakers, human rights activists and China hawks who are watching how President Donald …
Italy’s biggest union joins prosecution of farm owner over death of Indian migrant worker
Italy’s main trade union confederation on Tuesday said it was joining the prosecution of a farm owner charged with the murder of an undocumented Indian worker who bled to death after …
Africa’s data workers are being exploited by foreign tech firms – 4 ways to protect them
Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities – including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance – and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The …
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