Legal and punitive measures in place to tackle workplace discrimination (Singapore)

Singapore’s employment laws protect employees against wrongful dismissal on discriminatory grounds such as age, pregnancy or family responsibilities, and against discriminatory employment practices. Employees who feel that they have been …

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE, KADUNA & ANOR v. NON- ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF EDUCATIONAL AND ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Paid domestic work and the struggles of care workers in Latin America

The authors compare the working conditions of domestic workers in Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Mexico. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0011392118765259

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Peru 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Section 7 of the report addresses broadly the current situation of the workers’ rights. The report analyses the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining in the country, …

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Employment & Labour Law 2018 | Indonesia

This Q&A type article provides information on nine topics of employment and labor law in Indonesia, including 1) terms and conditions of employment, 2) employee representation and industrial relations, 3) …

ALI RAZAK v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

UberBLACK drivers providing limousine services in Philadelphia weren’t Uber employees for purposes of their class action seeking overtime and minimum wage, because the drivers could hire subcontractors to drive for …

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UK: “Migrating Industrial Relations: Migrant Workers’ Initiative Within and Outside Trade Unions”

In this article, the authors explore the experiences of low-paid Latin-American workers in London. They examine how established trade unions have sought to represent these workers, using conventional organizing strategies, …

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Uber loses EU case against French criminal charges

The EU Courts have decided that the EU does not need to be “pre-notified” about national criminal laws applying to Uber managers for running an “illegal taxi service.” While Uber …

Rebalancing Worker Rights and Property Rights in Digitalised Work

This chapter examines how companies appeal to property rights to limit the scope of labour legislation, focusing on disputes over employment status involving service work and work coordinated through digital …

Tobacco’s Hidden Children: Hazardous Child Labor in United States Tobacco Farming

Human Rights Watch findings set out in this report, show that no child under age 18 should be permitted to perform work in which they come into direct contact with tobacco …

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