According to the Crimson, Harvard has circulated an email advising departments seeking to hire spring teaching fellows (and other student workers) to include certain language in job postings and offer letters. …
Albania: Newly formed Trade Union of United Mineworkers of Bulqiza Facing Worker Repression
The Trade Union of United Mineworkers of Bulqiza (Albania) announced its formation on November 17, 2019. Five days later, the chairman of the union was dismissed by AlbChrome, part of …
Indonesia: The $4 Million Severance Payout That Almost Didn’t Happen
In late November, a group of laid-off garment industry workers in Indonesia collected more than $4 million in severance pay owed to them by their employer. It was a rare …
McDonald’s Wins Backing of Labor Board
The National Labor Relations Board instructed a federal judge to approve a settlement in a case pertaining to McDonald’s Corp. status as a joint employer, helping shield the company from liability from …
Japan’s new labor laws: Insecurity for international & contract workers
Since the new Japanese labor laws, originally passed in 2013, came into full effect last year, some companies have acted unlawfully to evade rules that benefit long-term contract workers. Employees have …
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The workers organising for a better future in Cambodia
When she was elected to represent the local branch of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union, or CCADWU, in 2007, Srun Sokthy felt alone and disheartened. She wasn’t …