This report evaluates the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency, and the sustainability of the Northern India Hotspot model in reducing bonded labor. The Northern India Hotspot model, launched in 2014, is …
For migrants, letter of law not always guarantee of protection
The government issued Law No. 18/2017 as a new umbrella agreement for labor rights and protections two years ago in November, amending the previous 2004 Labor Law that activists deemed …
Abused, fighting for justice: the ordeals of Asia’s migrant domestic workers in 2019
Domestic workers are in dire need of protection, with one sacked in Hong Kong after a cancer diagnosis, another caned and force-fed in Singapore, and thousands losing money and children …
Proposed Amendments to Cambodia’s Law on Trade Unions Fall Short of Labor Rights Standards: CSOs
Proposed amendments to Cambodia’s Law on Trade Unions (TUL) fail to meet labor rights standards and were adopted without consulting relevant stakeholders, a group of civil society organizations (CSOs) said …
NGOs, businesses urge US Labor Department include distant-water fishing in forced labor list
Greenpeace USA, AFL-CIO, Human Rights Watch, Environmental Justice Foundation, Whole Foods Market, and 19 other groups have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor requesting the organization end its …
Tenaganita calls for recognition of domestic workers under labour law
In conjunction with the International Migrants Day, Tenaganita has reiterated its call for recognition of domestic workers under Malaysian labour law and for them to be paid the minimum wage. …
Domestic workers law could be enacted next year
House of Nationalities (upper house) Immigration, domestic/immigrant domestic workers affairs committee chairman Kyaw Htwe said that they were trying to enact the Domestic/Immigrant Domestic Workers Law in 2020. The committee …
Samsung Elec board chairman jailed on union-busting charge
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) board chairman Lee Sang-hoon was sentenced to 1-1/2 years jail on Tuesday for sabotaging legitimate union activities, a South Korean court said. Lee and about …
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ILO Convention 190 Gender-based Violence and World of Work
The #MeToo global movement gathered huge momentum in India and had ripple effects in many sectors in the country, with some high-profile celebrities being called out for their perpetration of …