United Kingdom: Seldon v Clarkson, Wright and Jakes, 2012

This case explains age discrimination in connection with compulsory retirement.  Here, the claimant claimed that his mandatory retirement at age 65 was discriminatory.  The Court decided that the claimant did …

United Kingdom: Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, 2012

This case is about age discrimination in connection with a new policy requiring employees to have a law degree before they receive a particular higher pay scale.  It was noted …

DAVID BRIAN CHANDLER v CAPE PLC

The claimant was an employee of Cape Building Products Ltd at a site which manufactured asbestos boards. During the course of his work, the claimant was exposed to asbestos dust …

Social Protection for Thailand’s Informal Economy Workers

This article discusses the social protection for the informal economy which developed in Thailand after the big flooding in 2011. https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_177229/lang–en/index.htm

Monitoring International Labor Recruitment: A Cross-Visa Exploration of Regulatory Challenges

A 2012 comparative analysis of non-immigrant visas used to employ foreign workers in the United States. The report identifies and briefly describes visas of special interest in the recruitment of …

Dockers and Seafarers: What the Politics of Spatial Embeddedness and Geographical Scale Have Meant for Union Organizing in the European Maritime Trades

This article (in 37 Lab. Stud. J. 203 (2012)) considers the strategic challenges of labor organizing within maritime trades, with a conceptual focus on labor geography. It explores how mobility and …

Overview of China’s New Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law

An advisory by the Law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP that discusses the mediation, arbitration, and litigation procedures under China’s 2008 Mediation and Arbitration law. https://www.dwt.com/advisories/Overview_of_Chinas_New_Labor_Dispute_Mediation_and_Arbitration_Law_01_29_2008/

Effective Supply Chain Accountability: Investor Guidance on Implementation of The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and Beyond

This document provides guidance for—and strongly encourages—companies to go beyond minimum compliance with The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (SB 657) by implementing a comprehensive human rights framework. While …

Cross-Border Trade Union Action in a Canadian Multinational Corporation

This article (in  27 Int’l J. Comp. Lab. L. & Indus. Rel. 271 (2011)) examines the import of international framework agreements (IFAs) and European framework agreements (EFAs) as instruments of …

Trade Unions Building Bridges to Protect Migrant Workers

The article shows the situation of Bangladesh migrant workers and explains the role of trade unions in solving this problem and the challenges trade unions faces. https://www.ihrb.org/focus-areas/migrant-workers/commentary-trade-unions-protect-migrant-workers

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