Supreme Decree that modifies the Supreme Decree N° 009-98-TR, Regulation for the application of the right of workers of private activity to participate in the profits generated by the companies where they provide services

Title in Spanish: Decreto Supremo que modifica el Decreto Supremo N° 009-98-TR, Reglamento para la aplicación del derecho de los trabajadores de la actividad privada a participar en las utilidades …

Instructions that regulate the percentage of labor inclusion of people with disabilities

Title in Spanish: Instructivo que regula el porcentaje de inclusión laboral de personas con discapacidad The Ministry of Labor of Ecuador published a document that regulates the percentage of labor …

Pathways to Formalization: Going Beyond the Formality Dichotomy – The Case of Peru

The following research states that formalization has many facets and shades on the business and labor fronts, and firms may not be able or willing to formalize all at once. …

BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY BD. OF COM’RS

Gerald Bostock worked as a child advocate in the Clayton County Juvenile Court System. In 2013, he joined a gay softball league and urged players to volunteer for the county agency.  …

Engendering Exploitation: Gender Inequality in US Labor Migration Programs

A 2018 policy brief that highlights how gender bias and discrimination are deeply entrenched in the temporary labor migration programs. The reports interviews temporary women workers who describe how employers …

Evaluating Migrant Worker Rights in Canada 2018

The report provides concise report cards from each provincial and federal jurisdiction in Canada. Under certain grading system, the reporters evaluate the effect of actions taken by each jurisdiction regarding …

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

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, …

Ecuador: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017

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. …

What if Your Ability to Stay in This Country Depended on Your Employer?

Describes personal accounts of what happens when guestworkers try to stand up to their employers to confront labor abuse. https://www.thenation.com/article/what-if-your-ability-stay-country-depended-your-employer/