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Creative Ways To Retain And Reward Precious Workforce  

Creative Ways To Retain And Reward Precious Workforce  

Feeling valued at work has become even more important today that it was ever in the past. As the pandemic has brought about a new method to work, the hybrid models are also coming with

CTUL Stands For Fair Working Conditions For Construction Workers In Minneapolis

CTUL Stands For Fair Working Conditions For Construction Workers In Minneapolis

United States - Worker abuse seems to be rampant in Minneapolis. Labour is coming cheap as they are not being paid their worth, especially in the construction industry.  Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha

Volkswagen requests extra time for human rights investigation in Brazil

Volkswagen requests extra time for human rights investigation in Brazil

Brazil - According to minutes of an administrative hearing on the probe reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday, Volkswagen requested extra time to investigate claims claiming human rights breaches amounting to "modern slavery" on a farm

US shoe company Skechers obliged to prove ‘no forced labor’ ahead of US discriminative act on Xinjiang

US shoe company Skechers obliged to prove ‘no forced labor’ ahead of US discriminative act on Xinjiang

Skechers commissioned an independent inquiry by a third party to appeal to US customs, which found no evidence to substantiate so-called forced labour charges. The "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," signed by US President Joe

Medical Fraternity Declares June 15 As ‘White Day’

Medical Fraternity Declares June 15 As ‘White Day’

Turkey - Turkish medical workers have gone up and arms against the government as they decided to keep themselves off work to stage a nationwide strike. Declaring June 15 as a white day, most of

Bolt Drivers Go On Strike To Demand Worker Status Over Self Employed Tag

Bolt Drivers Go On Strike To Demand Worker Status Over Self Employed Tag

United Kingdom - The General Trade Union in the United Kingdom has given an ultimatum to the Estonian based driver’s app fighting for the fair rights of workers working as drivers. The GMB Union has

Gig workers not to be categorized as independent contractors: Massachusetts’ Highest Court

Gig workers not to be categorized as independent contractors: Massachusetts’ Highest Court

United States - The state's highest court ruled on Tuesday that a referendum question asking whether ride-hailing drivers should be classified as independent contractors or full-time workers was unconstitutional. The ballot should never have been

Indonesia finally issues long-awaited regulations to protect migrant fishermen

Indonesia finally issues long-awaited regulations to protect migrant fishermen

Indonesia - has released a long-awaited order aimed at improving the safety of Indonesian deckhands operating on foreign commercial and fishing vessels. The move follows a pending lawsuit accusing the government of neglecting to implement

Despite calls for change, child labor is common in the US

Despite calls for change, child labor is common in the US

United States - Farming is one of the deadliest jobs in the United States, with children aged 15-17 four times more likely to die on a farm than in other workplaces, according to data from

Seattle seeks to raise awareness about the rights of domestic workers

Seattle seeks to raise awareness about the rights of domestic workers

United States - In Seattle, domestic employees such as nannies, house cleaners, gardeners, and cooks were the subject of legislation in 2018. The city was the first in the United States to pass a bill