labor rights

UN raises awareness about worsening plight of domestic workers amid coronavirus

Domestic workers have been hit the hardest amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Even before the global outbreak of coronavirus, these…

July 23, 2020

Saudi Arabia introduces new penalties to protect labor rights

Saudi Arabia introduced new penalties against the private companies in case of labor rights violations. The royal decree was enforced…

July 14, 2020

Labour Laws Overlook Will Not Help Malaysia Anymore

Malaysia has now decided to put a stop on their foreign intake of workers. But labour rights advocates are still…

June 29, 2020

Pandemic brings along a cascade of employment disputes, here’s how Beijing is trying to strike balance between employee and employer’s rights

Pandemic brings along a cascade of employment disputes, here’s how Beijing is trying to strike....

May 20, 2020

California sues Uber, Lyft for stepping over labor laws and misclassifying drivers as independent contractors

The state of California sued the ride-sharing giants Uber and Lyft, over violations of labor rights. The two have been…

May 9, 2020

Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution

The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own…

January 21, 2020

Workers are on the move, often into uncertain and potentially exploitative labor

Shifts in demographic and economic patterns are pushing workers to cross borders for jobs in ever increasing numbers. Migrants often…

January 21, 2020

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