Labor moves to protect gig economy workers

Federal Labor will consider widening the definition of employees to cover gig economy workers following concern employers are exploiting legal loopholes to classify employees as independent contractors. A Labor-led Senate …

Indonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad

Indonesia, the world’s fourth-largest country, has for decades been a major origin for labor migration, with its workers fanning out to locations in the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Home to a …

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Human Traffickers Finding New Ways to Avoid Arrest

New challenges face the human trafficking squad of Myanmar’s police force in the fight against cross-border trafficking of Myanmar women into China, said the police. “The number of human trafficking …

Rana Plaza, Loblaw, and the Disconnect Between Legal Formality and Corporate Social Responsibility

Canada’s largest retailer was a major buyer from factories in Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza when the building collapsed in 2013 killing 1,130 people. Most of the dead and injured were workers …

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Thailand to legalise illegal fish workers

Thailand would soon start legalising thousands of illegal Myanmar workers in its fishing industry as a first step to the signing of an agreement to provide more workers for the …

Thailand’s slave fishermen: What’s needed to solve the crisis?

The government favours technological solutions, but workers say collective action is essential to stopping abuse.     https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/thailand-slave-fishermen-needed-solve-crisis-180911223139627.html

Le gouvernement thaïlandais va détruire 861 bateaux de pêche illégaux

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UK, Australia: “Pre-Strike Ballots and Collective Bargaining: The Impact of Quorum and Ballot Mode Requirements on Access to Lawful Industrial Action”

This article reviews how the United Kingdom (“U.K.”)’s Trade Union Act 2016 (the “TU Act”) strike authorization laws and regulations were influenced by the requirements and regulations concerning the right …

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Modern slavery laws need fines, Labor says

Big businesses who don’t disclose what they’re doing to stop modern slavery in their supply chains should face penalties, Labor has argued in parliament. Businesses could be fined more than $1 …

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Migrant women workers’ housing safety compromised in South Korea: report

This article discusses a study which shows the housing status of migrant women workers in Korea and how it is vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180910000855

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