Trade Unions, immigration and immigrants in Europe revisited: Unions’ attitudes and actions under new conditions

This paper is a follow-up report of the authors’ comparative approach used in their book “Trade Unions, Immigration and Immigrants in Europe, 1960-1993. New York: Berghahn Books.”  The report examines trade …

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Women Migrant Workers in ASEAN

This policy brief examines ASEAN migration policies and the specific impact on women migrants. The authors provide recommendations of how to ensure that women migrant workers are best protected and able …

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Labor Exploitation, Trafficking and Migrant Health: Multi-country Findings on the Health Risks and Consequences of Migrant and Trafficked Workers

There are an estimated 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants worldwide, most of whom are in search of work. Global assessments also suggest that a substantial proportion …

OECD Case: PWT Group’s role in the Rana Plaza collapse

NCPs involved: Danish Business Authority Erhvervsstyrelsen COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Bangladesh DATE: 12 December 2014 STATUS: Concluded ISSUE: The complaint alleged that PWT Group failed to carry out due diligence regarding …

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PAKISTAN: INTERACTION OF LABOR LAW AND ECONOMIC GROWTH – CASE STUDY OF SHEIKHUPURA

This case study focuses on the nexus between federal/provincial labor laws and the welfare and productivity of laborers in the context of the Pakistani city of Sheikhupura. The study notes …

Policy on Labor Migration for Cambodia

This Policy builds on the previous Policy on Labor Migration for Cambodia 2010-2015, expanding on the three main objectives of (1) formulation and implementation of rights-based and gender- sensitive policy …

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Article from the Editor: “Embarrassment: The New Union-Organizing Tool”

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mare.30011 From the author: “In recent years, unions and other third parties have heavily used public embarrassment as a means of organizing employees. The key to conventional union organizing is …

Hiroshima Central Health Co-op (C Co-op Hospital) (October 23, 2014) – The Supreme Court of Japan

The Supreme Court held that, as a general rule, the demotion of a woman worker by transfer to light activities during pregnancy constitutes the prohibited disadvantageous treatment under Article 9 …

Australia: Willmott v Woolworths Ltd [2014] QCAT 601

The plaintiff decided to apply for a job at the defendant’s company.  The former alleged that the online application constrained discriminatory questions required information regarding his date of birth, gender, …

Good practices on the role of trade unions in protecting and promoting the rights of migrant workers in Asia

This report documents selected good practices of trade union actions taken place in Cambodia, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China, …

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