Germany – Country Report on Non-discrimination (2018)

This report by the European Commission provides a wide range of topics on discrimination, including employment, in Germany. In Chapter 12, Latest Developments, the report provides for important case laws …

Handbook on Initial Victim Identification and Assistance for Trafficked Persons

The handbook provides guidance to the Hong Kong government as well as to NGOs on identifying and referring victims of human trafficking. The handbook also explains the legal basis for …

Informal Is the New Normal — Improving the Lives of Workers at Risk of Being Left Behind

The paper first considers the nature and size of the informal economy (targeting self-employed workers, wage workers, etc.) and suggests policies to increase benefits and lower costs.  https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/resource-documents/11993.pdf

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Analysis of 2016 and 2017 Cases: Nepali Migrant Workers in Malaysia

In Asia, labor migration is quite prevalent both as countries of origin and destination. Looking at the Nepal and Malaysia corridor, Malaysia hosts an increasing number of Nepali migrant workers …

Fair Working Conditions for Platform Workers Possible Regulatory Approaches at the EU Level

The study explores different possible regulatory approaches at the EU level to ensure fair working conditions in the platform economy. As platform work is often performed cross-border with at least …

Gender discrimination comes in many forms for today’s working women

42% of US working women reported gender discrimination at work on the job because of their gender, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data. 22% of US men …

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Analysis of the Implementation of the Policy on Labor Migration 2016-2017

The Royal Government of Cambodia issued its second Labor Migration Policy (LMP) in December 2014. The LMP was developed by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MOLVT), relevant line …

Indonesia’s Global Workers: Juggling Opportunities & Risks

This report provides survey data on Indonesia’s migrant workers and uses these data to analyze the benefits that migrant workers have brought to Indonesia and problems (such as mistreatment, lack …

Ernest & Young Studies Race, Gender and Exclusion: The Top Takeaways

An 2017 Ernest & Young study with a sample size of more than 1,000 employed US Americans, 18 years of age and older. Three Key Findings: 32 % of men …

GSP PLUS AND LABOR STANDARDS IN PAKISTAN: THE CHASM BETWEEN CONDITIONS AND COMPLIANCE

This report assesses the progress of the GSP+ program between the European Union and Pakistan towards better labor standards in Pakistan in the light of a three-pronged analysis comprising, (1) …

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