The order enjoined Uber and Lyft from classifying their drivers as independent contractors. The order was stayed for 10 days. The lawsuit follows the passage of AB5 earlier this year. …
New Draft of the UN Treaty on TNCs and OBEs
OEIGWG Chair-Rapporteur second revised draft LBI on TNCs and OBEs with respect to Human Rights: ‘Legally Binding Instrument to Regulate, in International Human Rights Law, the Activities of Transnational Corporations …
MOREEN MUHANI VERSUS NAMUBEN MANJI BHINJI (KENYA)
The Kenyan Employment and Labour Relations Court found that “it is unlawful to terminate the employment of a househelp without giving her notice. It is also illegal and unfair labour …
Addressing Forced Labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
“The forced labor of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), as part of a broader pattern of severe human rights abuses, is a significant and …
VENCEREMOS and FOOD & WATER WATCH v. TYSON FOODS, INC., (FTC Complaint)
COMPLAINT FOR ACTION TO STOP FALSE OR DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING “Venceremos and Food & Water Watch (collectively, “Petitioners”) submit this complaint requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) investigate false and …
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The EU’s fight against fashion’s forced labour supply chain
“Allegations of labour exploitation in the fashion supply chain are rampant. In the month of July alone, UK fast fashion retailer Boohoo was accused of worker exploitation at one of …