“The Brazilian Labor Law is based on the Federal Constitution (CF) of 1988 and the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) of 1943, as well as laws governing specific themes, such …
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Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Toward a Harmonized Test for Complicity of Corporate Officials?
“The amicus brief by international law scholars, former diplomats, and practitioners in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I, filed Oct. 21, 2020, rightfully argues that secondary liability in the form of aiding and abetting …
Cambodia: Report on Prosecution of Six Independent Trade Union Leaders
“The treatment of labor union leaders by governmental authorities in Cambodia has a volatile history and has been the subject of concern by various international and regional authorities, including the …
Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: No Safe Harbor for Enablers of Child Slavery – Secondary Liability and the ATS
“The Supreme Court will face difficult questions about the reach of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) as it hears oral argument in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I on Dec. 1st. Fortunately, …
Why it’s time to blow the whistle on Amazon
“Amazon, as the oversimplified origin story of the Seattle-based tech juggernaut goes, was founded by Jeff Bezos in his rental home garage in 1994. Today it is one of the …
The Transformation of the Mexican Labour Regulation Model and its link to North American Economic Integration
This working paper analyses the transformations of the Mexican labour regulation model in its different phases. The first phase is selective inclusion of waged workers among the beneficiaries of the …
Reflections on Labour Law from a Southern African Perspective
This compilation consists of four parts. Part 1 consists of opening addresses by Corrine Vargha, Karen Curtis and Judge Waglay. Part 2 covers the topic ‘freedom of association and collective …
Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: The Prohibitions on Slavery, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Meet the Sosa Test
“Slavery is among the oldest prohibitions under international law. In Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I, slated for oral argument on Dec. 1st, however, the Supreme Court will consider whether to exempt …
European Court of Justice Judgment: In Case C‑681/18 JH v. KG
Below is the full judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the issue of temporary agency work. ” By its question, the referring court enquires, in essence, …
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Does Private Labor Regulation Work? Probably Not
Forced to rely on the results that most fashion brands share on their websites, the picture is more Monet than (early) Manet, more romance than realism. But where monitors and …