Legal News
India: Tamil Nadu state rolls out new electronics manufacturing policy, exempts companies from labour laws
USA: Court strikes down rule aimed at diluting the definition of ‘joint employer’
India: Cabinet clears 3 labour codes to be presented in parliament
As economy plummets migrant workers in South-Asia seek justice against rise in wage theft
Workers’ Rights
Thailand: Gig workers strike against arbitrary wage calculations based on algorithms
India: Oil workers oppose long term wage settlement paving the way for privatization of company
Germany: Care workers rally against Humanist Association as charity stalls wage negotiations
USA: Union and General Electric management sign new contract enhancing wages for contract and fixed term workers
India: Sanitation workers in Jammu demand better wages and working conditions
Thailand: Airport workers sue Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport over threats to sign bad employment agreements
India: Transport workers in Punjab state hold protest against wage cuts
Precarious Workers
Malaysia: Palm oil companies turn to prisoners as they look for ‘cheap’ labour
India: Trade unions warn child labour will grow exponentially as economy suffers
US: Official statistics show wage growth, but that’s due to low-wage job losses
India: Central government tells state to ensure that migrant workers don’t have to pay for COVID-19 tests or treatment
UK: More job cuts on the table if the government fails to extend furlough scheme
Technology and Work
The link between automation and income inequality
Facebook worker quits job over company’s role in cultivating hate in the society
While work from home continues are single employees being discriminated against married workers with children?
Sanitation workers in India protest against smart watches to ‘monitor’ their movements
Job Cuts
Pizza Hut to shut 29 stores across UK, over 450 jobs to be axed
Lloyd Bank to cut 865 jobs
BSNL to fire 20,000 contract workers
Automotive manufacturer Continental to cut 30,000 jobs
Studies and Opinions
How unplanned localized lockdowns sent Indian economy in a tailspin
Working from home? Here’s how you can recognize burnout and what to do about it
How the evolution of blouses aided working women and impacted the manufacturing industry
It’s not just cheap clothes, the real problem lies in the business model of Fast Fashion
Study shows garment workers lost their savings during COVID-19 lockdown in Bangladesh
To end exploitation we must end gig work