Labour
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- Gig Economy
- Freedom of association
- Prison labour
- Export processing zones
- Forced labour & modern slavery
- Labour: General
- Living wage
- Child labour
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South Africa: Federation for a Sustainable Environment says Mintails' failure to rehabilitate uranium mines pits endangering local community; company denies liability
Author: Lisa Steyn, Business Day (So. Africa)
"Summer is coming, with toxic winds"...
Brazil: Supreme Court ruling allows companies to outsource all types of jobs; trade unions allege it is a setback for workers’ rights
Author: Reuters (US)
"Brazil's top court upholds unrestricted outsourcing", 30 August 2018Brazil's Supreme Court voted 7-4 on 30 August to allow companies to outsource all types of jobs, a ruling that confirms the constitutionality of rules set last year under a law that...
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Myanmar: Thai construction firm fails to pay workers, forces 35 workers back to Myanmar
Author: Zaw Zaw Htwe, Myanmar Times
"Thai construction company fails to pay Myanmar workers", 22 August 2018 Myanmar plans to sue Thai construction company Waramit if it continues to refuse to pay its Myanmar workers. “If it fails to obey the law, we will sue through our labour att...
India: Kerala govt. amends labour law after 8-year struggle to allow women workers the "right to sit"
Author: Vidya Raja, Better India
"After A Hard-Fought 8-Year Battle, Kerala Women Workers Win 'Right to Sit'!", 18 July 2018...
Philippines: Dept. of Labor releases list of labour-only contracting companies; food chain giant Jollibee tops list
Author: Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer
"Jollibee tops DOLE list of labor-only contracting companies" 28 May 2018...
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Thailand: Forced labour likely to continue unless govt. & industry utilise technology & connect with workers' organisations
Author: Yon Sineat, The Phnom Penh Post
"Migrants 'need protection'", 14 May 2018...
Paper finds severe labour exploitation in Spanish & Italian agricultural supply chains; reflects on potential action co's can take
Author: Cecilia Barral Diego & Lisa Szeponik, Loening - Human Rights & Responsible Business
Germany is the main market destination for Spanish and Italian exportations in the processed food market, with a particular focus on the fruit and vegetable sector. In crop year 2016/2017, Germany bought from Spain almost 2.0 billion kilograms of...