China: Personality test used to exclude public servant applicants.

There appears to be discrimination in the selection of public service positions by the Chinese selection committees that involved unfair favoring based on personality of being introverted, being too young and …

Social Protection for Thailand’s Informal Economy Workers

This article discusses the social protection for the informal economy which developed in Thailand after the big flooding in 2011. https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_177229/lang–en/index.htm

Thailand: สรุปคําวินิจฉัยศาลรัฐธรรมนูญที่ ๓๔/๒๕๕๔ วันที่ ๒๓ พฤศจิกายน พุทธศักราช ๒๕๕๔ (Supreme Court Judgement Brief No. 34/ 2554 dated 23 November 2554)

The National Human Rights Commission had a question on the discrimination issue under the constitution section 27, 29, 30, 44, 64, 81(2) and 84 (7) of the Supreme Court judgment …

Trade Unions Building Bridges to Protect Migrant Workers

The article shows the situation of Bangladesh migrant workers and explains the role of trade unions in solving this problem and the challenges trade unions faces. https://www.ihrb.org/focus-areas/migrant-workers/commentary-trade-unions-protect-migrant-workers

The distinction between employment and independent contracting in Australia

The most authoritative Australian case on the multifactorial test distinguishing employees from independent contractors is Hollis v. Vabu [2001] HCA 44 (http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2001/44.html). However, the later decision of the Federal Court …

Australian case on the multifactorial test distinguishing employees from independent contractors

The most authoritative Australian case on the multifactorial test distinguishing employees from independent contractors is Hollis v. Vabu [2001] HCA 44 (http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2001/44.html). However, the later decision of the Federal Court …

What is wrongful or unfair dismissal in China and how to avoid it

Discussion of wrongful or unfair dismissal in China. http://www.chinalawblog.org/law-topics/employment-law/68-what-is-wrongful-or-unfair-dismissal-in-china-and-how-to-avoid-it

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Court decision regarding the standard for a dispatched worker to be deemed as an employee of using employer (Case Number: 2008Du4367)

This is a court decision which sets forth the standard for a dispatched worker to be deemed as an employee of using employer, and the application of ‘deemed direct employment’ …

A Bitter Cup – the Exploitation of Tea Workers in India and Kenya Supplying British Supermarkets

The report shows the labor problems under global supply chains context. The report points out that the tea workers in Kenya and India are suffering low wages, bad working conditions …

Australia: The Sex Discrimination Act- Advancing Gender Equality and Decent Work?

This article addresses the reasons sex discrimination is hindered from becoming a mainstream issue in employment law.  This article also discussed how to achieve gender equality, drawing on several principles …

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