On 27 December, the neo-liberal Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine submitted to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) a new draft law on labour published earlier in the month which will …
Proposed Amendments to Cambodia’s Law on Trade Unions Fall Short of Labor Rights Standards: CSOs
Proposed amendments to Cambodia’s Law on Trade Unions (TUL) fail to meet labor rights standards and were adopted without consulting relevant stakeholders, a group of civil society organizations (CSOs) said …
Caesars Entertainment d/b/a/ Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, 368 NLRB No. 143.
In a decision issued today, the National Labor Relations Board reestablished the right of an employer to restrict employee use of its email system if it does so on a …
NLRB allows employers to prohibit workers from using work email for protected trade union activity
In Caesars Entertainment d/b/a/ Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, the National Labor Relations Board overturned Board precedent to allow the employer to restrict employee use of its email system if …
Samsung Elec board chairman jailed on union-busting charge
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) board chairman Lee Sang-hoon was sentenced to 1-1/2 years jail on Tuesday for sabotaging legitimate union activities, a South Korean court said. Lee and about …
Respecting the Right to Strike at Harvard
According to the Crimson, Harvard has circulated an email advising departments seeking to hire spring teaching fellows (and other student workers) to include certain language in job postings and offer letters. …
Albania: Newly formed Trade Union of United Mineworkers of Bulqiza Facing Worker Repression
The Trade Union of United Mineworkers of Bulqiza (Albania) announced its formation on November 17, 2019. Five days later, the chairman of the union was dismissed by AlbChrome, part of …
Indonesia: The $4 Million Severance Payout That Almost Didn’t Happen
In late November, a group of laid-off garment industry workers in Indonesia collected more than $4 million in severance pay owed to them by their employer. It was a rare …
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The workers organising for a better future in Cambodia
When she was elected to represent the local branch of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union, or CCADWU, in 2007, Srun Sokthy felt alone and disheartened. She wasn’t …