United Kingdom: Ladele v London Borough of Islington, 2009   

This case concerns the connection between religious beliefs and discrimination based on sexual orientation.  Here, the claimant refused to officiate civil partnership based on her religious beliefs. The Court decided …

Centers for migrants in Senegal and Mauritania

The report shows a good practice for protection migrant workers in Mauritania and Senegal. ITUC helps Mauritania to build a migrant workers center in Nouakchott to provide assistance to Senegalese …

United Kingdom: Nicholson v Grainger plc, 2010  

  This case explains discrimination with respect to philosophical beliefs held by employees.  The Court held an employee’s philosophical beliefs are protected – and therefore are a belief – provided …

United Kingdom: Ministry of Defence v DeBique, 2010

  This case is about an Army claimant who had given birth and alleged sex and race discrimination.  She claimed that she suffered indirect discrimination because she had to care …

United Kingdom: Eagle Place Services Ltd & Ors v Rudd, 2009

This case concerns disability discrimination.  The claimant was disabled but had worked for a law firm with accommodations and adjustments before he was dismissed.  The Court held that the employer …

Labor Relations in the National Hockey League: A Model of Transnational Collective Bargaining

This article (IN 20 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 147 (2009)) explores the structure of the National Hockey League’s labor relations system, which covers a labor sector extending from the United …

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The Philippines: Republic Act 9710 Magna Carta of Women

This is a summary of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) in Philippines. MCW is “a comprehensive women’s human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding standard for legitimate industrial action (Case Number: 2007Du12859)

This is a court decision which sets forth the standard for legitimate industrial action under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/6-51%20Supreme%20Court%20Decision%202007Du12859%20Decided%20June%2023.htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?saNo=2007%EB%91%9012859&bubNm=%EB%8C%80%EB%B2%95%EC%9B%90

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“The diversity and politics of trade unions’ responses to minority ethnic and migrant workers: The context of the UK”

Research Article Abstract Posted in Front of Paywall: “The article first argues that there is a range of approaches and models developed in relation to the question of representing ethnic …

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Doe v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling that offers significant protection to U.S. companies from lawsuits over working conditions, where the overseas plaintiffs do not …

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