Australia: Age Discrimination Act 2004, No. 68, 2004

This is a legislative act of the Australian government. Part 4, Division 2 concerns the prohibition of age discrimination in the workplace. Section 18 concerns the prohibition of age discrimination …

Australia: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) 54784

This is a legislative act.  It regulates workplace relations in employment by providing for minimum terms and conditions, rights and obligations.  It establishes Australia’s labor inspectorate (Fair Work Ombudsman) and …

Australia: Sex Discrimination Act 1984, No. 4, 1984

This is a legislative act.  It prohibits all racial discrimination.  Part II of the Act concerns the prohibition against racial discrimination.  Section 15 concerns the prohibition of racial discrimination in …

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Palm Oil Giant FELDA Sanctioned Over Forced Labor, Human Trafficking

Malaysian palm oil giant FGV Holdings Berhad, formerly FELDA Global Ventures (FELDA), has been sanctioned by the world’s largest palm oil certification scheme, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), after the RSPO confirmed …

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Australia targets big business with world’s 2nd anti-slavery law

Big companies and public bodies in Australia will have to disclose how they tackle modern-day slavery in their operations under a law passed on Thursday that activists say is tougher …

South Korea court orders Mitsubishi of Japan to pay for forced labor during World War II

This article discusses South Korea’s Supreme Court’s decision upholding a lower court’s ruling ordering Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan to compensate South Koreans who were forced into labor at their …

‘Largest’ class action in country as lawsuit against Uber goes national

A major class action against Uber will be opened up to another three states, which could make it the largest class action in Australian history. Law firm Maurice Blackburn is …

Redefining workers in the platform economy: lessons from the Foodora bunfight

Had Foodora’s Australian operations not already gone into voluntary administration, the November 16 decision of the Fair Work Commission might well have finished the food-delivery company off. The commission upheld former courier Josh …

Samsung Electronics vows to pay compensation for ill workers by 2028

Samsung Electronics made an official apology and vowed to compensate workers for work-related illnesses such as leukemia from its local chips and display factory. This has been a long dispute …

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Employee, contractor or something else? Push to regulate gig economy

A food delivery company and a powerful union have proposed alternative ways of regulating gig economy workers to avoid lengthy court battles over whether they are really employees and not independent …

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