Thailand Banks on Tech to End Slavery at Sea as Workers Push for Rights

... human trafficking and illegal labor cases," said Weerachon Sukhontapatipak ... lives, rather than cutting labor costs and recruiting informally ... canned tuna producer, Thai Union, and the International ... being represented by a union, labor rights violations and the ...

Australia's Minimum Wage to Rise 3.5%, No Inflation Pressure Seen

... Fair Work Commission, Australia's labor regulator, said Reserve Bank of ... around 20 percent of the labor market directly, I seriously doubt ... the central bank was offering. Union leaders were not immediately available ...

Will You Lose Your Job in a Few Years After Disruptive Technology Takes Hold?

... even mortgage brokers. The International Labor Organization (ILO) also found that ... of Federation of Metal Workers Union of Indonesia (FSPMI). Education Holds ...

Duterte Order Disappoints Philippine Workers Seeking End to Short-Term Contracts

... come up with a new labor code. "There is nothing ... that the new legislation on labor will be favorable for ... it was likely that big labor federations would outright reject ... the Associated Labour Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines. Presidential ...

May Day Celebration

One of several thousand workers who attended a gathering organized by the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) in Jakarta on Tuesday (01/05) to commemorate International Labor Day. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya)

US Team in Refugee Camps Investigating Atrocities Against Rohingya

... United Nations and the European Union, then-Secretary of State Rex ... of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, based in Washington, which has ...

Thai Businesses Must Act to Curb Abuses at Home and Abroad: UN

... intimidation of human rights defenders, union leaders and community representatives," he ... last month reported continuing forced labor in the fishing industry, including ...

France Hit by Second Day of Rail Chaos as Strike Bites

... 2020 in line with European Union rules. Unions reject plans ... by his success in liberalizing labor regulations last autumn, also ... Dillenseger of the UNSA-Railways union. The SNCF said the ... on employment benefits, prompting union accusations that it negotiating " ...

Fishermen Long for Justice as Thailand Comes Under UN Scrutiny

... out reforms since the European Union threatened in 2015 to ban ... found signs of continuing forced labor despite pressure from retailers to ...

OECD Sees Trade Boosting Global Growth to 7-Year High

... 's social welfare, tax and labor market reforms would help France ... due to leave the European Union next year, its economic growth ...