The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting in the EU market products made with forced labour. The provisional agreement reached today between …
Saudi companies opt for subcontracting over direct hires, resulting in acute and unchecked exploitation
The experiences of construction, hospitality, and retail sector workers shed light on how both agencies and employers mislead potential recruits about the terms of their employment and manipulate them into …
Council adopts position to ban products made with forced labour on the EU market
The Council has today adopted its position (negotiating mandate) on the regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. The negotiating mandate of the Council supports the …
Migrant fruit picker who ‘struggled to buy food after being underpaid by British farm’ sues employers
A migrant fruit picker is suing a Britishfarm in a landmark employment tribunal over claims she was underpaid, worked six-day weeks and had to buy her own protective equipment. Sapana Pangeni, …
Stringency of US Forced Labor Law Is Crucial to Its Success
For far too long, many companies have been able to hide behind opaque supply chains replete with human rights abuses. Business as usual, however, is no longer a given in …
Pay Thousands to Quit Your Job? Some Employers Say So.
Before moving to the United States, Vidal had signed a contract stipulating that, if he quit or got fired within three years, he would owe A.C.S. an unspecified amount of …
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En caso de Esclavitud moderna contra la empresa japonesa Furukawa, en Ecuador, ILAW Network presentó Amicus Curiae ante la Corte Constitucional
Como Red Internacional de Abogados Laborales de Trababajadores/as ILAW presentó ante la Corte Constitucional del Ecuador un escrito de Amicus Curiae en el caso de la empresa japonesa Furukawa investigada …