International Labor Organization has demonstrated in its recent report that there are 2 billion workers across the world working in the informal economy. This constitutes 61 percent of the world’s …
The Supreme Court Decision of South Korea 2017Du33510 Decided April 25, 2019
An employer can conclude multiple collective bargaining agreements that differ in time and contents by negotiating separately with multiple trade unions, without simplification of bargaining windows as prescribed by Trade …
ILO insists that S. Korea guarantees freedom of association for unemployed and dismissed workers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) reiterated its insistence that the South Korean government adopt legal measures to guarantee freedom of association for unemployed and dismissed workers. It also stated the …
Korea: 핵심협약 비준 반드시 국회 거쳐야”
정부가 국제노동기구(ILO) 핵심협약과 관련해 절차적으로 국회를 거치지 않고는 비준이 불가능하다는 의견을 재확인했다. 노동계와 일부 전문가는 그럴수록 문재인 대통령이 국회에 핵심협약 비준동의안을 선제로 내는 정치적 결단을 하라고 촉구했다. 김대환 고용노동부 국제협력담당관은 …
How Can We Ensure Social Security for Domestic Workers?
Millions of women in India are engaged in the care economy, as both paid and unpaid workers. Most are part of the informal economy, eking out a living at below …
Baby Jane Allas: Domestic worker fired for having cancer awarded HK$30k at court hearing
A Filipina domestic worker who was fired for having cancer was awarded HK$30,000 in compensation from her former employer at a Labour Tribunal hearing on Monday morning. Baby Jane Allas, 38, …
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Commentary: Jabir et al vs. KiK: Do EU companies have an extraterritorial duty towards suppliers in global production chains?
Multinational companies not only maintain subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions but have increasingly outsourced production to independent suppliers. Industrial disasters like the Ali Enterprises (AE) factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan, or …