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International Framework Agreements

New Developments through Better Implementation on the Basis of an Analysis of the Bangladesh Accord and the Indonesian Freedom of Association Protocol “When the negative outcome of globalization in the …

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MENGIMPORT KEBEBASAN – Menggunakan Akta Tarif A.S. untuk Membanteras Masalah Buruh Paksa Dalam Rantaian Bekalan

Kini juga sedia ada dalam bahasa Melayu! Panduan kami untuk penyokong petisyen U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) untuk menyekat import ke A.S yang dicemari oleh kerjaburuhpaksa di rantaibekalan. BACA …

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EU urged to demand tougher Thai labour safeguards before trade talks

The European Union should ensure that Thailand tightens its labour laws as a condition for resuming trade talks, rights groups and big companies said, accusing the country of doing too …

Philippines Department Order No. 219-20: Guidelines on the Implementation of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act

DO 219-20 operationalizes the assistance and safety net program to be provided to workers in the informal sector under the country’s COVID-19 recovery legislation entitled “Bayanihan to Recover as One …

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U.S. rapped over gaps in catching slave-made imports

A drive by the United States to block illegal imports of goods made by forced labor has been hampered by a lack of skilled staff and reliable data, a government …

Philippines Department Order No. 217-20: Rules and Regulations Governing Recruitment and Placement of Domestic Workers by Private Employment Agencies for Local Employment

The Department of Labor (DOLE) issued DO 217-20 to address the gaps in Republic Act 10361, otherwise known as the Batas Kasambahay Act. DOLE recognized the difficulty in implementing and …

Gig workers get collective bargaining rights

Gig economy workers will be able to collectively bargain for their rates under a new exemption from competition laws for small businesses and independent contractors. The Australian Competition and Consumer …

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Collectivising the gig economy: In the pandemic, it’s a matter of life and death

“A landmark Australian inquiry calls out the gig economy’s rotten core In July 2020, the Report of the Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce was released.[1] This was the first full-scale …

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Detecting slave-made goods from China is growing harder, U.S. says

Major brands face a growing challenge to root out forced labor in Chinese supply chains, the top U.S. anti-human trafficking official said Friday, as the United States stepped up the …

Eight years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Pakistan, victims and their families are still fighting for justice

On 22 September 2020, almost exactly eight years after Pakistan’s worst industrial fire officially killed 264 garments workers and injured over 60 others in the commercial capital of Karachi, an anti-terrorism court …

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