Germany’s Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE will pay about 36 million reais (£5.1 million) in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former employees during Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the carmaker said on …
ILAW Statement: Condemning the Continued Harassment of Zimbabwean Workers
The ILAW Network has sent a letter to the President of Zimbabwe condemning the continued harassment of workers and trade unionists in Zimbabwe, including labeling ZCTU as a terrorist organization. …
Settlement Agreement between VW and Government of Brazil
On September 23, 2020, the government of Brazil and Volkswagen entered into a settlement agreement to resolve claims filed against VW alleging that it was responsible for providing information on …
Belarus: Where democracy is not a right
Belarus – which literally means [land of the] White Rus – is a landlocked eastern European nation. Population: under 10m. Capital city: Minsk. Governed by: Alexander Lukashenko, the first and …
ITUC for New Social Contract between workers, government and business.
“Implementing a New Social Contract would make sure that that rights are respected, jobs are decent with minimum living wages and collective bargaining, social protection is universal, due diligence and …
Corte Suprema de Colombia condena a Avianca pagar indemnización al sindicato ACDAC (ITF) por provocar desafiliación masiva
La Sala Laboral de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia, en sentencia del pasado 16 de septiembre estudió un recurso extraordinario de casasión interpuesto por ACDAC el sindicato de …
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Labor Law Must Include All Workers
“In January of this year, we published a comprehensive set of recommendations for reforming U.S. labor law. Although the recommendations were extensive, the theory that lay behind them was straightforward: …