Overturning an appellate court’s ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday annulled a decision by the former Park Geun-hye government to outlaw a progressive teachers’ union for accepting a handful of …
India Supreme Court: Maharashtra and Delhi governments not interested in implementing migrant workers welfare enactments
The Apex Court on Tuesday rebuked the governments of Maharashtra and Delhi for failing to file affidavits before the court showing compliance with the welfare enactments for migrant workers. A …
Force majeure: Apparel buyers’ deadly weapon
The biggest problem faced by our textile industry right now is not the coronavirus. Rather, it is a small term in a sales contract that was initially created to protect …
Thailand permits migrants to stay
Cambodian migrant workers living in Thailand will be allowed to stay there until March 2022, according to an announcement made by the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday. Thai employers …
Ban US cotton imports from Xinjiang, say human rights campaigners
Human rights campaigners are calling on US authorities to ban all imports of cotton from the Chinese province of Xinjiang after allegations of widespread forced labour. Two identical petitions, delivered today …
Maldives: Covid-19 Exposes Abuse of Migrants
The harsh treatment of foreign workers in the Maldives during the Covid-19 pandemic has left many migrants vulnerable to abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. The Maldives government should adopt urgent measures to protect migrant workers, …
Lawyers Beyond Borders v. Union of India & Ors. WP(C).No.13444 OF 2020(S)
Lawyers Beyond Borders (LBB) filed a public interest litigation petition regarding wage theft of migrant workers repatriated to India. The High Court of Kerala found in favor of LBB and …
Sanctions on China’s top cotton supplier weave a tangled web for fashion brands
In the vast steppes of China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, a paramilitary organization produces more than 7 percent of the world’s cotton, which factories around the globe spin into T-shirts, denim …
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The Future for Uber and Lyft Drivers if Their Employers Win the California Fight? Listen to Their Cambodian Counterparts.
“The fight over so-called “gig” work has come to a head in California. Lyft has even threatened to suspend all operations in the state. Why would the company even think …