Workers in Banten, Indonesia, staged a protest after the government announced the latest minimum wage stipulation in December 2022.
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Indonesian worker protests about a new emergency regulation – issued suddenly in late 2022 to replace a controversial job creation law – look likely to continue ahead of the February 2024 election.
The domestic workers’ place of work, as a private household, is difficult to monitor. It is therefore challenging for government to enforce current legislation.
Raymond Zondo, South Africa’s new chief justice.
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If Canada wants to expand its middle class by substantially improving working conditions in sectors like retail, it must fundamentally reform its labour laws to be similar to Sweden’s.
The International Labour Organization was founded at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
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The International Labour Organization was founded in 1919 at the Treaty of Versailles after the ravages of pandemic and world war. Its model offers a way forward for us now.
What social protection measures are in place for those who’ll be worst affected by the economic impacts of the lockdown?
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An Ontario labour board decision to allow Foodora workers to unionize appears to have set an important precedent. But unionizing workers in the gig economy will continue to be an uphill battle.
Workers harvest grapes on a wine estate in Stellenbosch outside of Cape Town.
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South African actors are lobbying government to demand better working conditions and labour protection.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has so far failed to propose bold labour initiatives in the lead-up to the Oct. 21 federal election.
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The federal NDP is missing an opportunity to put workers’ rights firmly on the agenda during this election campaign.
Hospitality workers across the country are concerned about efforts by employers to zero in on their tips. The ongoing labour dispute at the Rainforest Cafe in Niagara Falls underscores the alarm.
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The ongoing labour dispute at the Rainforest Cafe in Niagara Falls, Ont., highlights some dubious efforts by employers to take tips from hospitality workers due to minimum wage increases.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders reaches out to supporters before a recent rally in Houston.
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Mélissa Boudes, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School and Quentin Renoul, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
Does the PACTE law signal the end of the dichotomy between traditional, profit-focused companies and social and solidarity economy companies committed to the public interest?
Striking CEGEP students hold a demonstration to protest against unpaid internships in Montreal on Nov. 21, 2018.
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Legal or not, unpaid internships are likely to continue as long as people face barriers breaking into the workforce and some employers see the opportunity for free labour.
South African workers protesting against a proposed minimum wage earlier this year.
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Proposed changes to South African labour laws threaten to set back workers rights.
Unpaid interns protests in Geneva in 2016. Activism has played a big part in how unpaid internships are now being regarded with disdain.
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Global activism has played a big role in outlawing unpaid internships. Here’s how protests and social media shaming spurred negative media coverage of unpaid internships.
Strikes are a common sight in South Africa. Data helps to put them in context.
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