Title in Spanish: “El despido ineficaz en la legislación ecuatoriana. Un análisis de las reformas incorporadas en el Código del Trabajo para las madres trabajadoras” The article tackles the protection …
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Interpretations of Brazilian labor reform by labor magistrates
In 2017, when the labor reform was approved in Brazil, the National Association of Labor Justice Magistrates (ANAMATRA) approved a document containing 125 summaries about the interpretation and application of …
The Employment Status of Uber Drivers A Comparative Report Prepared For The Social Law Project, University Of The Western Cape
Oxford Pro Bono Publico University sponsored research project from 2017 highlighting the status of Uber drivers in a variety of jurisdictions with a comparison between drivers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, …
Interpretations of Brazilian labor reform by labor magistrates
In 2017, when the labor reform was approved in Brazil, the National Association of Labor Justice Magistrates (ANAMATRA) approved a document containing 125 summaries about the interpretation and application of …
“But we want to work”: The movement of child workers in Peru and the actions for reducing child labor. (Paywall)
This article tackles child labor. It focuses on the program Edúcame Primero (Educate Me First) and its application in Peru, Colombia, and some Central American countries. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajcp.12180
US EEOC and Peru sign historic national collaboration and dissemination agreement to combat labor discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru have signed a Memorandum of Understanding by which they commit to …
LABOR PLATFORMS AND GIG WORK: THE FAILURE TO REGULATE
Ruth Berins Collier, V.B. Dubal, and Christopher Carter. (2017). “Labor Platforms and Gig Work: The Failure to Regulate”. IRLE Working Paper No. 106-17. Since 2012, the platform economy has received …
Canada: Browning v. Northend Body Shop Ltd. (2017 HRTO 1001)
The tribunal has found that the employer refused to offer the applicant a certain job because of her sex and made discriminatory comments on her during the interview. The tribunal …
Brazil Case Law: TRT-RO-0000108-81.2012.5.02.0081
This case is an example of how some of the lower courts are now deciding cases of violations in supply chains. The Regional Labor Court of São Paulo (TRT-2) confirmed, …
Brazil judicial decision: supply chain violations accountability – Case number: TRT-RO-0000108-81.2012.5.02.0081
This case, TRT-RO-0000108-81.2012.5.02.0081, is an example of how some of the lower courts are now deciding cases of violations in supply chains. The Regional Labor Court of São Paulo (TRT-2) …
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