Female garment industry union leaders are emerging at the forefront of the deadly anti-military protests, and asking global brands to take their side. Ma Moe Sandar Myint is the leader …
Labor board withdraws rule to quash graduate students’ right to organize as employees
The National Labor Relations Board said Friday it will withdraw a proposed rule to deny teaching and research assistants at private universities the legal protection to form unions, upholding a 2016 decision that cleared …
Spanish unions to get access to app algorithms to monitor workers’ rights
Spanish unions will be given access to the algorithms companies such as Uber use to manage their workforce in the gig economy, to monitor conditions and stop workers being underpaid …
La ley de ‘riders’ obligará a las empresas a informar a los sindicatos sobre los algoritmos que afecten a las condiciones laborales
La ley de riders nace con el acuerdo de los agentes sociales. Finalmente, la CEOE ha dicho que sí en una reunión casi nocturna. UGT y CC OO ya habían aprobado la …
Fight for $15 Pressures Job Boards Over McDonald’s Ads After Sexual Harassment Claims
“McDonald’s talks about and markets itself and prides itself on the fact that it’s ‘America’s best first job’,” Allynn Umel, Fight for $15’s national director, tells Teen Vogue. “And in the …
S. Korea ratifies key UN labor conventions
South Korea’s parliament on Friday ratified key International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights and forced labor, which have long stalled due to objections from businesses and conservative politicians. …
Foodora and the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union sign a historic collective agreement
Since February 2020, the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union and foodora have been in negotiations for a collective agreement that covers the company’s operations, including bicycle and moped bids. The collective agreement …
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Is the Jamaican government giving BPO investors the “green light to disregard labour laws”?
“With tens of thousands of jobs linked to the tourism sector lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jamaican government has heralded the island’s fast-expanding business process outsourcing (BPO) sector …