China forces minorities from Xinjiang to work in industries around the country. As it turns out, this includes handling much of the seafood sent to America and Europe. On a …
Amazon Japan delivery driver found eligible for workers’ compensation
A self-employed delivery driver for the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. has been deemed eligible for workers’ compensation after he was injured on the job, a labor union said Wednesday. …
Constitutional Court Upholds Validity of Job Creation Law
The Constitutional Court delivered a decisive ruling on Monday, rejecting a motion by labor unions aimed at annulling a government regulation in lieu of the job creation law, which has …
Extreme heat and flooding could cost Asian apparel manufacturing hubs US$65 billion in earnings: study
Climate impacts are set to stunt the growth of the fashion industry. Risks are not being planned for, as the industry focuses on mitigation rather than adaptation, a new report warns. …
High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic
Qantas has lost its high court bid to overturn a ruling that it illegally outsourced 1,700 ground handler jobs. On Wednesday the high court unanimously upheld a full federal court decision …
Gig Workers’ First Major Victory in India: Rajasthan Leads the Way
In the age of platform capitalism, with skewed and anti-worker algorithms operating as digital bosses, Rajasthan’s new law could possibly play a role in taming these bosses and paving the …
Gig economy workers to get $400m wage boost under Labor’s closing loopholes bill
The Albanese government has introduced its closing loopholes industrial relations bill, estimated to provide labour hire workers up to $511m a year more pay and gig economy workers up to …
Behind the AI boom, an army of overseas workers in ‘digital sweatshops’
In dingy internet cafes, jampacked office spaces or at home, they annotate the masses of data that American companies need to train their artificial intelligence models. The workers differentiate pedestrians …
Australian gig workers to get right to negotiate minimum pay, conditions
Australian gig workers will be able to negotiate for minimum pay and conditions under a new law to be introduced next week in parliament by the centre-left Labor government. The …
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Special Issue – COVID-19: Labour, Migration, and Exploitation
“This Special Issue of Anti-Trafficking Review examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of low-wage, migrant, and informal workers. With contributions from Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Europe, Nigeria, …