Canada’s largest retailer was a major buyer from factories in Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza when the building collapsed in 2013 killing 1,130 people. Most of the dead and injured were workers …
Thailand would soon start legalising thousands of illegal Myanmar workers in its fishing industry as a first step to the signing of an agreement to provide more workers for the …
The government favours technological solutions, but workers say collective action is essential to stopping abuse. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/thailand-slave-fishermen-needed-solve-crisis-180911223139627.html
Big businesses who don’t disclose what they’re doing to stop modern slavery in their supply chains should face penalties, Labor has argued in parliament. Businesses could be fined more than $1 …
Employers who abuse foreign domestic workers could receive more severe punishment if proposed changes to the penal code are passed. In this week’s Spotlight, Eugenia Lim looks at what help …
Nestlé claims Australia’s Modern Slavery Bill is flawed and will cost customers in the end. https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2018/09/05/Australia-s-Modern-Slavery-Bill-is-flawed-Nestle
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives passed on 3rd and final reading a bill that seeks to penalize more discriminatory acts against women in the workplace. On Tuesday, September 4, …