How Can We Ensure Social Security for Domestic Workers?

Millions of women in India are engaged in the care economy, as both paid and unpaid workers. Most are part of the informal economy, eking out a living at below …

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Baby Jane Allas: Domestic worker fired for having cancer awarded HK$30k at court hearing

A Filipina domestic worker who was fired for having cancer was awarded HK$30,000 in compensation from her former employer at a Labour Tribunal hearing on Monday morning. Baby Jane Allas, 38, …

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Banning Hope: Bangladesh Garment Workers, Seeking a Dollar an Hour Face Mass Firings, Violence, and False Arrests

The government and apparel factory owners in Bangladesh have carried out a brutal crackdown on garment workers in retaliation for largely peaceful protests against the country’s extremely low minimum wage. …

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Hong Kong: Licenciée pour cancer, une domestique obtient 3.300 euros de dédommagements

Une employée de maison philippine à Hong Kong qui avait été licenciée après le diagnostic de son cancer et privée en conséquence d’accès aux soins a obtenu l’équivalent de 3.300 …

‘Free Visa Free Ticket’ Scheme Fails to Address Nepali Migrants’ Concerns

Nepal Government’s ‘free visa, free ticket’ scheme for easing the financial burden of migrants is not paying off its due benefits to the needy. The Office of the Auditor General …

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The Constitutional Court decision of South Korea (2017 Hun-Ma 820, April 11, 2019)

The Korean Labor Standards Act protects the employees against the unfair dismissal and provides the effective remedy for the unfairly dismissed employees. But that protection and remedy are not applied …

Saipan casino to pay $3M for construction worker wage claims

Court documents say a Saipan casino developer will pay $3 million to settle U.S. Department of Labor claims that construction workers weren’t paid minimum wages and overtime. A consent judgment …

La Thaïlande alourdit les sanctions contre le travail forcé

Une peine de prison, des amendes plus lourdes…  Le pays d’Asie du Sud-Est appliquera une loi récemment modifiée pour lutter plus efficacement contre les pratiques d’exploitation des travailleurs migrants qui …

Thailand ramps up fight against forced labor with stricter law

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thailand will use a newly amended law to crack down on forced labor with hefty fines and prison time, a move analysts said could help …

China to relax residency curbs, boost infrastructure in new urbanization push

China will relax residency curbs in many of its smaller cities this year and increase infrastructure spending, the state planner said on Monday, in a fresh push to boost the …

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