Policy News
India: Aiming at job creation Government launches Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana to subsidise employers for new hires
Saudi Arabia: Government raises minimum wages from $800 to $1,066 for all workers
India: Goa government succumbs to corporate pressure, allows auctioning of iron ore mines
USA: Government bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Xinjiang 'slave labor’
Legal News
USA: California court sets aside limits on visas to skilled workers, cites lack of procedural compliance
India: Labour department initiates action against 54 companies for denying workers leave on voting day in Telangana state
Malaysia: Ministry of Labour charges Top Glove Corp. for violating worker accomodation norms
China: Court orders jail term up to 20 years to civil servants and managers responsible for explosion in chemical factory that killed 78 workers
Spain: Union takes Amazon to court for intimidating striking workers using bouncers and private spies
USA: Supreme Court to hear cases of child labour abuse against giant corporates like Nestle and Cargill
Workers’ Rights
India: Transport workers extend solidarity to farmers, announce strike from 8 December 2020
Tunisia: Gartex workers register big victory, management reinstates 24 illegally laid off union members
Pakistan: Workers’ rally in Karachi slamming government policies
Mexico: Red tape, bad data and bribes endanger labour rights
South Korea: Workers at Kia motors continue strike over wages
Nigeria: Workers resume strike against government’s decision to slash wages
Precarious Workers
South Korea: Over 45% of women are employed in contract jobs of precarious nature
India: Amazon fires whistleblower who exposed corrupt practices of the employer
USA: Food Delivery workers more precarious in pandemic but companies minting money
India: Social Security Code will force gig workers to shell out more for basic entitlements
Job Cuts
ABN Amro bank to cut 2,500 jobs
Qantas airlines announces 2,000 more job cuts
Road Transport Department of Denver starts axing jobs, to lay off 14% workers
ConocoPhillips to axe over 500 jobs
Studies and Opinions
ILO Global Wage Report 2020-21
Amnesty exposes Amazon staff conditions on 'Black Friday'
India needs practical and equitable working hours
Pakistan’s invisible women workers get recognition, social security
