Article: “China’s first transgender employment discrimination case: partial victory”

http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article43153 An appeals court in China’s southwestern city of Guiyang has maintained the original verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the country’s first lawsuit over transgender discrimination in employment. …

Lawson v. GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.

A Grubhub restaurant delivery driver in California was an independent contractor rather than an employee with rights to minimum wage and overtime under the state wage law and Private Attorneys …

Statement of Claim before the Danish Labour Court against Ryanair by the DCTU on behalf of the Services Union

This is a Statement of Claim that was submitted to the Danish Labour Court in 2015 by the Danish Conferedation of Trade Unions on behalf of The Services Union.  The …

India’s Law on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The research paper examines India’s legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace from its conception in 1999 where the Supreme Court, recognizing legislative vacuum, framed guidelines that formed …

Nigeria: PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER 5 – FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF PROJECTS, PROMOTION OF NIGERIAN CONTENT IN CONTRACTS AND SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

On February 5, 2018, the President issued an executive order to improve local content in public procurement and contracts related to science, engineering and technology. Amongst other things, the order …

India’s Law on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The research paper examines India’s legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace from its conception in 1999 where the Supreme Court, recognizing legislative vacuum, framed guidelines that formed …

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FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN PAKISTAN: WHAT DO WE KNOW?

This policy note provides a comparison of the trends in female labor force participation in Pakistan from 1992 till 2015 and highlights some of the key barriers to their entry …

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South Korea: Female prosecutor opens up about sexual harassment

This article discusses a female prosecutor claiming to be sexually harassed by a former senior Justice Ministry official and being transferred to an unwanted job post. She brought up this …

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Hidden Chains: Rights Abuses and Forced Labor in Thailand’s Fishing Industry

This 2018 report notes that despite the well-documented problems of forced labor by migrant workers in the Thai fishing industry, the Thai government has yet to take the necessary steps …

Samsung sued in France for falsely advertising that their supply chain respects worker rights.

On Jan. 11, 2018 , Two French NGOs (Sherpa and ActionAid France) filed a case in Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris against Samsung France and its Korean parent company, …

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