CORPORATE SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS IN THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN: RESISTANCE, RECONSIDERATION, AND RESOLUTION IN CHINA

This Article provides a view on corporate social accountability standards from a Chinese perspective, a slightly different angle from that of legal scholars in the United States. The legal literature …

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Situation of Filipino Migrant Workers in Taiwan

Filipinos started working in Taiwan as undocumented workers even before the Taiwan government formally imported migrant workers in 1990. The migrant workers in Taiwan  face very difficult situations, including excessive …

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Taiwan: A Preliminary Study of the Impact of Foreign Domestic Helpers and Guardian Workers on Domestic Employment

By the end of 2001, the number of admitted foreign blue-collar workers to Taiwan was around 380,632 persons. Among them, 33.59% was for caretaker job, and 3.13% for domestic helper …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding industrial action without votes of labor union members and criminal charges (Case Number: 99Do4837)

This is a court decision regarding whether industrial action without votes of labor union members is justifiable under the criminal law, and the criteria for the industrial action to be …

[Contract of Employment] Liluk Andayani v. Chan Oi Ling [2001]

The appellant is a young Indonesian migrant domestic helper. She entered into a contract of employment with the respondent and was told by the Agent that her salary would be …

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[Immigration and Right of Residence] Yueqiang Li v. The Head of Immigration Department [2001]

The applicant, Yueqiang Li came to Hong Kong as an imported worker in 1993 and maintained this identity until 1995. After that, he stayed illegally in Hong Kong until then. …

Thailand: สรุปคําวินิจฉัยศาลรัฐธรรมนูญที่ ๑๕/๒๕๕๕ วันที่ ๑๓ มิถุนายน พุทธศักราช ๒๕๕๕ (Supreme Court Judgement Brief No. 15/ 2555 dated 13 June 2555)

The ombudsman requested the constitutional court to consider the constitutionality of the Judicial Regulations Act, B.E. 2543 (2000) section 26 paragraph 1 (10) according to section 30 of the constitution …

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ILO News: International Labor Standards in Hong Kong to Be Continued

The 85th International Labor Conference announced that International labor Standards prevailing in Hong Kong prior to the transfer of sovereignty would be applied after 1 July 1997 by the Government of …

Australia: Disability Discrimination Act 1992, No. 135, 1992

This is a legislative act of the Australian government. It prohibits discrimination based on one’s disability. Part 2, Division 1 concerns the prohibition of discrimination based on disability in the …

Australia: Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 1 (13 February 1986)

A worker (Plaintiff) was injured when a log fell off a truck while he was working with another person. Both workers used their own vehicles, their own equipment, and were …

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