With 70 work-related deaths each year, the government’s review of health and safety rules is very timely. But simply reducing red tape won’t fix the deeper problems.
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Doctors are demanding the implementation of a 2017 agreement to improve working conditions.
New documentary about Nickelodeon, Quiet on Set, highlights how we don’t keep child stars safe. In the age of social media this is an even bigger problem.
Supply chains can contain thousands of suppliers spanning continents. DNA testing, drones, satellite imaging and other technologies can help identify forced and child labour.
Frustration about unsettled bargaining that predates the pandemic could get channelled into pronounced resistance from educational workers during the coming months.
Many formal sector jobs are increasingly precarious and poorly paid, meaning that formal work is not an avenue to greater social equality for many people.
Removing contractual sick pay could open employers up to legal challenges.
How do we take care of delivery riders who are often exposed to multiple risks? What are their needs in terms of social protection? Researchers asked them these questions directly.
Increased funding for healthcare system would help the government quell incessant doctors’ strikes .
In post-pandemic Canada, the media will play a big role in shaping public understanding of labour conditions. A future of work that is safe and equitable requires the voices of workers.
Nigeria and China should work more on the relationship between their citizens so that the two countries can continue to have good bilateral relations.
The Victorian government was using a sector known for its non-compliance with minimum labour standards for an important public safety job. That decision has come back to bite it.
Some companies are moving permanently to remote work during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. But are they simply passing on costs to employees while invading their personal space?
In the shadows of the agenda to accelerate India-Australia trade and investment is the risk of pushing Indian workers into slave conditions.
Governments worldwide have put in place economic and tax relief measures to mitigate the impact on businesses and workers of drastic public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has forced employees and businesses to change the way they operate. Some of those changes may be permanent.
Informal retailers that dot South Africa’s townships have changed dramatically, but at great cost - avoidance of regulation and exploitation of employees.
The crucial question is not whether gig workers are employees or independent contractors, but what rights they ought to have as contractors.
Brexit could erode workers’ wages and conditions, particularly if the British government deregulates employment laws and undercuts EU standards.
May Day is a time to reflect on labour struggles of the past and demands for the future, and Canada’s move toward increasing the minimum wage is not enough. Labour politics is about who counts
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Director of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Charles W. Goodyear Professor in Global Affairs & Professor of Economics and Management, Yale University
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Programme Director, Centre for Labour Law; Lecturer in Mercantile Law, University of the Free State
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Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Labour Law, North-West University
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Associate Professor & Head: Programme of Bio & Research Ethics and Medical Law, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Worksafe New Zealand Chair in Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, & Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Ph.D Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
