The federal government plans to create an oversight agency as part of a toughening of laws to block foreign goods made with forced labour, measures it says will increase the …
A new California law bans your boss from ordering you to attend anti-union meetings
Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions. …
México aprobó reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo en materia de plataformas digitales
En un paso histórico hacia la modernización de los derechos laborales, México ha aprobado una reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo que regula el trabajo en plataformas digitales. Esta …
Solicita EU panel para abordar conflicto de la Minera Camino Rojo
Por tercera ocasión, el gobierno de Estados Unidos solicitó un panel bajo el Mecanismo Laboral de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC para abordar el conflicto en la Minera Camino Rojo, ubicada …
7 claves de la reforma laboral de plataformas digitales aprobada por los diputados
La reforma laboral que regula el trabajo en plataformas digitales como Uber, Didi y Rappi continúa su avance legislativo luego de su aprobación por unanimidad en la Cámara de Diputados. El proyecto busca incorporar …
Kenya’s President Wades Into Meta Lawsuits
Can a Big Tech company be sued in Kenya for alleged abuses at an outsourcing company working on its behalf? That’s the question at the heart of two lawsuits that are attempting …
US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
The Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua, impacting relations with a country the U.S. has a free trade deal with amid growing …
Brazil charges Volkswagen unit with treating farm workers like slaves decades ago
Brazilian labor prosecutors charged Volkswagen’s local unit with subjecting farm workers to conditions akin to slavery decades ago and are seeking 165 million reais ($27.5 million) in damages, they said …
US Seeks to End Subminimum Wage for Workers With Disabilities
President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor is proposing to abolish below-minimum-wage pay for people with disabilities, targeting a long-controversial program whose fate will now rest with the incoming Trump administration. …
UPS Seeks Quick Ruling to End Safety Agency Heat Stress Searches
United Parcel Service Inc. has asked a judge for a speedy decision to permanently block OSHA from implementing heat-stress monitoring of company trucks nationwide, according to a Delaware federal court …
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