Controversy over German minimum wage for international truck drivers – Q2 2015

This article discusses the consequence of the German’s introduction of national minimum wage for all employees working in Germany irrespective the employer’s location which affected international truck drivers. This has …

“The analog to slave labor and social dumping in the fashion industry: an analysis in the light of developments in the State of São Paulo”

In Portuguese, “O trabalho análogo ao de escravo e o dumping social na indústria da moda: uma análise à luz dos acontecimentos no Estado de São Paulo.” This dissertation’s scope …

Germany: Working life experiences of LGBT people and initiatives to tackle

As name suggests, this article examines the working life of LGBT people in EU countries, including Germany. The information and data is gathered from the Eurofund’s network of European correspondents. …

Labor and Human Rights risk analysis of Ecuador’s Palm Oil Sector

The report tackles the labor situation in Ecuador’s palm sector, including serious violations to human and labor rights and recommendations to the government. https://www.verite.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Risk-Analysis-of-Ecuador-Palm-Oil-Sector-Final.pdf

Informal Economy in Peru: current situation and perspectives

The document analyses two fundamental issues. First, the National Center for Strategic Planning (CEPLAN) explains the situation of informal economy in Peru in 2016 and, on the other hand, analyses …

Coming Clean: The prevalence of forced labour and human trafficking for the purpose of forced labour amongst migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong

Despite a highly regulated temporary migrated scheme, this research provides statistics to show that there is a lack of comprehensive legislation or policies in Hong Kong to prevent forced labor, …

Coming Clean: The prevalence of forced labor and human trafficking for the purpose of forced labor among migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong

Despite a highly regulated temporary migrated scheme, this research provides statistics to show that there is lack of comprehensive legislation or policies in Hong Kong to prevent forced labor, trafficking …

Occupational health scenario of Indian informal sector

The study investigates the health concerns of workers in the informal sector in India. The study covers several industries such as transportation, power loom weaving, handloom weaving, tobacco processing, fish …

Canada: Migrant Workers – the issues

This article reveals the current vulnerable situation of low-skill and low-wage temporary migrant workers in Canada. It points out that with fewer rights, no access to permanent residence, limited access …

Australia: Willing to Work- National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability – 2016

This is a report concerning the trend of discrimination of elderly Australian workers and Australian workers with disabilities. This report maintains that the right to work is a human right …

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