Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China. Sheri Meyerhoffer, the ombudsperson for responsible …
Ottawa faces class action alleging rules around migrant workers are discriminatory
Identified in court documents only as A.B., the young man is leading a class-action lawsuit initiated against the Canadian government for violating migrant domestic workers’ and farm workers’ Charter Rights …
Uber to appeal Brazil court’s $205 million fine for irregular labor relations
Uber on Thursday said it rejected a ruling from a Brazilian labor court ordering the ride-hailing firm to pay 1 billion reais ($205 million) in fines for irregular working relations with …
ASSOCIATION FOR THE RIGHTS OF HOUSEHOLD AND FARM WORKERS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
This strategic litigation case is a highly significant one, both historically and globally. Canada and the world’s development are increasingly associated with international labour (im)migration schemes. With the abolition of …
PODER JUDICIÁRIO JUSTIÇA DO TRABALHO PROCESSO JUDICIAL ELETRÔNICO 4ª VARA DO TRABALHO DE SÃO PAULO ACPCiv 1001379-33.2021.5.02.0004 AUTOR: MINISTÉRIO PÚBLICO DO TRABALHO RÉU: UBER DO BRASIL TECNOLOGIA LTDA.
In a historic decision, the 4th Labor Court of São Paulo condemned the company Uber do Brasil, imposing the payment of R$1 billion in compensation for collective moral damages. The …
Uber é condenada a pagar indenização de R$ 1 bilhão e assinar carteira de trabalho de motoristas
Em uma decisão histórica, a 4ª Vara de Trabalho de São Paulo condenou a empresa Uber do Brasil, impondo o pagamento de uma indenização de R$ 1 bilhão a título de danos morais …
Protecting Migrant Workers: Here and Across the Globe
“Having spent the bulk of my 39-year career with the U.S. Department of Labor enforcing federal worker protection statutes in the six New England states, I was fortunate twenty years …
California poised to become first US state to ban caste discrimination
California could become the first state to ban discrimination based on someone’s caste after legislators on Tuesday approved the bill. This move gives added protections to people from countries like …
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US: New Board Decisions Seek to Facilitate Collective Bargaining
“The National Labor Relations Board issued two complementary decisions on August 26, 2023, with a view to facilitating the collective bargaining process, the capstone of what amounted to an energetic and exciting week at the …