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A study on the respiratory effects in road construction workers in Mysore, India

This study discusses the findings of a cross-sectional study of 128 road construction workers in Mysore, India. The study shows that nearly 70% of road construction workers suffer from respiratory …

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Mixed Picture for Indonesia’s Garment Sector (2017)

This ILO report, specifically on page 5 to 8, indicates how women and men are treated differently in the garment industry in Indonesia. The wage gap between the gender exist, …

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Les dirigeants des coopératives africaines partagent leurs observations sur le voyage d'étude 2017 de l'OIT / JCCU au Japon

Cet article rend compte des observations et des idées des dirigeants après le voyage d'étude au Japon. Parmi ces pays, le représentant du Kenya a estimé que les coopératives au Kenya devraient envisager d'offrir des services d'assurance mutuelle,…

ADHIKARI v. KBR INC.

The plaintiffs in this case, five Nepali men, allege that they were promised work in Jordan but were instead trafficked to work for KBR, a U.S. defense contractor, on a …

Informal Workers in Bangkok, Thailand: Scan of Four Occupational Sectors

This report provides the background and information about the Informal Economy in Thailand in 6 parts; Introduction, Livelihoods, Access to Public Services, Institutions and Actors, and Contributions of Informal Workers, …

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Labor related Statistics in Korea

This link provides major statistics related to labor in Korea; (1) Economically Active Population Survey (2) Wage & Working Hours (3) Labor Dispute (4) Coverage of Employment Insurance (5) Industrial …

Thailand: คําพิพากษาศาลฎีกาที่ ๒๒๓๒๖ – ๒๒๔๐๔ / ๒๕๕๕ (Supreme Court Judgement No. 22326-22404/ 2555)

Supreme Court made a decision regarding Section 11/1 regarding labor contractors being equal to employees, including when providing benefits. http://legal.labour.go.th/2017-08-30-08-44-23/%E0%B8%8E%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2?layout=edit&id=494

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Women Workers and the Fight to Eradicate Precarious Labor in South Korea

This article discusses the problem of part-time and short-term contract women workers especially those of irregular public school employees https://www.globalresearch.ca/women-workers-and-the-fight-to-eradicate-precarious-labor-in-south-korea/5606098  

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Corée du Sud: Décision du tribunal concernant le retour du paiement de la prestation de garde d'enfant (Numéro de l'affaire: 2015Du51651)

Il s’agit d’une décision de justice qui détermine les facteurs requis pour le paiement du congé d’enfant et détermine si un parent qui travaille qui part à l’étranger sans enfant est passible d’une pénalité pour avoir…

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Human rights and trafficking in women and children in India

This paper summarizes the trafficking of women and children in India using a human rights approach. The paper highlights the problems in defining human trafficking, discusses the trends and causes …

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