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The Case for Universal Labor and Employment Rights

Working people in the United States are fragmented by race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and status. We are also stratified by the law itself—specifically the extent to which we are entitled …

India: Karnataka Labor Department Notification Regarding Employees Infected with Coronavirus

The Department of Labor, of the state government of Karnataka has issued a notification dated March 5, 2020 (March 5 Notification) mandating that in light of the COVID-19 outbreak certain …

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SEVEN YEARS AFTER RANA PLAZA, SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES REMAIN

Nearly seven years ago, in April 2013, the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed and killed more than one thousand workers. This U.S. Senate Report describes how today many …

France: Cour de Cassation Ruling n°374 – Uber Driver is an ’employee’

The French Court of Cassation ordered the contractual relationship between the Uber company and a driver to be reclassified as an employment contract. The court found that when connecting to …

ALI RAZAK; KENAN SABANI; KHALDOUN CHERDOUD, et. al v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

This case is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Uber  on the question of whether drivers for UberBLACK are employees or independent contractors within the …

Work-related gendered violence including sexual harassment: A Guide for Employers

Work-related gendered violence is a serious occupational health and safety issue. This guide is intended to help employers prevent and respond to work-related gendered violence. https://content.api.worksafe.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/ISBN-Work-related-gendered-violence-including-sexual-harassment-2020-03.pdf

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An economic analysis of interstate migrant construction workers in Kannur District in Kerala

This paper studies the reason that forces the migration of construction workers to Kannur in Kerala, the socio-economic challenges they face, and the interventions that the government can make to …

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Uyghurs for sale

The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that …

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Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya

A lawsuit against a Canadian company for violations of customary international law in Eritrea can go forward, the Supreme Court has ruled. Eritrea is a country in east Africa. It has …

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Eligibility for parental leave in EU Member States

“The study provides eligibility rates for each of the Member States and an overview of the main eligibility criteria that they have set. An intersectional perspective helps to identify which …