China’s ongoing repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang has produced a relatively weak response from the United States and Western Europe. One suggestion from Human Rights Watch revived an old idea: Insist that multinational companies …
Despite progress gender-based violence and harassment is still a reality for global garment workers
Today marks the end of this year’s “16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence” campaign. Since its inception in the 1990s, feminist organisations, activists, and courageous individuals have tirelessly foregrounded …
HRW: Building Momentum to Hold Companies to Account
Millions of adults and children around the world suffer abuses as workers who obtain raw materials, toil on farms, and make products for the global market. They are at the …
أفضل طريقة لإنهاء العبودية الحديثة؟ تمكين الهجرة القانونية
بالنسبة لكثير من الناس في جميع أنحاء العالم ، فإن الاحتفال بيوم 2 كانون الأول (ديسمبر) باعتباره اليوم الدولي لإلغاء العبودية قد يبدو بمثابة ارتداد قديم. بعد كل ذلك، …
What’s missing from the future of work debates? Social protection for 2 billion workers
Although the world is abuzz over robots and automation in debates over the “future of work,” we know the reality is that 61 per cent of the world’s workers are informal. Particularly in …
Bathroom Breaks
Although workers may assume that they will have access to bathrooms at work, many workers in a wide range of industries and occupations say they cannot take the bathroom breaks …
Amazon Takes Transparency Step
Amazon took a useful first step toward transparency on November 15, 2019 by publicly disclosing on its website the names, addresses, and other details of over 1,000 facilities that produce Amazon-branded …
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STATUS UPDATE? WHY EMPLOYMENT STATUS IS A POLITICAL ISSUE
he question of whether a work relation is one of employment is often treated as the fundamental issue of labour law. To be characterised as an employee or worker entitles …