Tailored Wages 2019: The state of pay in the global garment industry

The Tailored Wages report analyses responses from 20 top clothing brands about their progress in implementing a living wage for the workers who produce their clothes. It found that whilst …

UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian S NLRB, Board Decision, UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Single Employer d/b/a UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, 368 N.L.R.B. No. 2, 2019 BL 219698

On August 27, 2018, the Board issued a Decision and Order resolving most of the issues in the case. UPMC, 366 NLRB No. 185 .2 The Board severed and retained three issues for further …

AFL-CIO President Urges Hong Kong to Withdraw Extradition Law and Respect the Right to Peaceful Assembly

On behalf of the 12.5 million members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), I express our very deep concern with the proposed amendments to …

Ms JW v Khalid Basfar Case 2206477/2018

JW brought a claim against her Saudi diplomat employer, who had bought her to the UK as a domestic servant. The facts of her claim involve working for over 16 hours …

S. Korea: Supreme Court Decision 2019Du33712 Decided June 13, 2019 (the Standard and method of determining whether a person constitutes a worker under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act)

Supreme Court Decision 2014Du12598, 12604 Decided June 15, 2018 Supreme Court Decision 2019Du33712 Decided June 13, 2019 1. Basic explanations about two decisions The two above mentioned decisions defines “the …

Solidarity Center: The ILO Global Standard to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, Including Gender-Based Violence and Harassment

In June 2019, delegates representing unions, employers and governments are conducting final negotiations for a global International Labor Organization (ILO) standard to end violence and harassment at work, including gender-based …

Using Law to Support Social Movement-Led Collective Bargaining Structures in Supply Chains

This article critically examines two specific examples of collective bargaining structures created by social movement actors to regulate working conditions across supply chains — the Fair Food Program and the …

Small Gains & Big Risks: Evaluating the Proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

It is no surprise that calls to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) from some candidates in both US political parties resonated with so many Americans. Numerous studies …

The challenges of migration in Thailand

The transnational migration in Thailand started in the 18th and 19th centuries when the Chinese traders and migrants and other nationalities came to Thailand such as the Indian, Western, and …

Corporate Commitments to Living Wages in the Garment Industry

This report investigates the commitments that 20 garment companies have made to paying living wages across their supplier network and analyses the actions they have taken to meet those commitments. …

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