The protests against Indonesia’s labor reform bill started in January 2020. Since then, trade union members have been tear-gassed by police during nationwide demonstrations and riots, threatened with jail time …
U.S. Bans All Cotton and Tomatoes From Xinjiang Region of China
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a ban on imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Xinjiang area of China, as well as all products made with those materials, citing …
Seoul court orders Japan to pay damages over wartime sexual slavery
Japan has denounced as “utterly unacceptable” a South Korean court ruling ordering it to pay damages to women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during the …
Staring down the barrel of a landmark judgment on its workers’ status, Uber folds
Uber has settled a legal challenge that struck at the heart of its business model and could have resulted in its drivers and riders being classified as employees, after three …
Fruit-picking wage-theft laws not enough to deal with farm-work exploitation
After speaking mainly to working holidaymakers and other migrants workers online for six months, I drove 2000 kilometres from my home office in Adelaide and began visiting beachside backpacker hostels, …
Global glove importers rethink relationship with Malaysian manufacturer
Two key global glove importers are re-evaluating their relationship with a Malaysian glove manufacturer after government raids uncovered abysmal foreign worker accommodations at two of its subsidiaries. Kimberly-Clark, the American …
Food delivery levy proposed to pay for workers’ comp for the gig economy
Food delivery riders would be protected under a compensation scheme funded by a customer levy on food orders under a landmark proposal to go before the NSW government. The government …
Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020
The bill has been framed as a COVID recovery measure in order “to improve the operation and usability of the national industrial relations system,” including by “providing greater certainty and …
S. Korea to draw up rules for better working conditions for foreign fishing crews
South Korea said Monday it will launch a new set of rules next year to improve the working environment of foreign crews on local fishing boats, which centers on providing …
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Key elements of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
As regards investment, the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) will be the most ambitious agreement that China has ever concluded with a third country. In addition to rules against the forced …