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While on the campaign trail in 2022, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made it clear he wanted to take on gig work platforms. “We’re not against someone working …
Brazil’s politicians, unions, and workers can’t agree on how to protect gig labor Read More
Lagos, Nigeria – When Yusuf Mogaji joined Nigeria’s federal civil service as a non-teaching staff member at the University of Ilorin in 2015, he had dreams of building his own house. …
Nigerian workers’ wages diminish as inflation rises and gov’t revenue dips Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — When Rachel started her job as a nurse in the internal medicine unit at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare last year, it felt like the realization of a dream …
A Hidden System of Exploitation Underpins US Hospitals’ Employment of Foreign Nurses Read More
Activist gig workers are handing out ballots and campaign materials as part of their delivery runs. The incumbent party has introduced a bill to classify gig workers as employees, stoking …
Argentina’s gig workers are rallying against regulation — and supporting the libertarian candidate Read More
LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s trade deal with India will not include legally enforceable commitments on labor rights or environmental standards, five people briefed on the text have told …
Rishi Sunak to sign UK-India trade deal without binding worker or environment pledges Read More
When Mahendra Pandey was a teenager, he traveled from his home country of Nepal to Saudi Arabia for work. He said his passport was confiscated upon arrival, and he was …
Renewables are exacerbating modern slavery — how businesses can act Read More
H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply it, Reuters news agency has reported, just weeks after Zara-owner Inditex, the …
H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies Read More
A lorry driver has said Suella Braverman’s plan to end reliance on foreign workers by training more Brits ignores the awful working conditions putting people off the job. The home …
HGV driver says training more Brits won’t solve awful working conditions Read More
The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, on April 24, 2013 killed 1,138 people. Its legacy one decade on is a mix of …
10 years after Rana Plaza, fast fashion still resists change Read More
The Swedish Presidency’s progress on the regulation to prohibit products made with forced labour from the EU is “good news, but not enough”, according to the European Parliament’s co-rapporteur on …
Progress on forced labour products ban too slow, says leading rapporteur Read More