Modern Slavery: Is Domestic Servitude a “Commercial Activity” Exempted from Diplomatic Immunity?
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In the Supreme Court case of Basfar v Wong [2022] UKSC ...
Labour Rights
The Slow Revival of Working Conditions Rights: Safe and Healthy Working Conditions to be Included in the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work?
The International Labour Conference is debating the inclusion of safe and healthy working conditions in the ILO ...
Nuclear Threats Prevent South Korea from Ratifying the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
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Last month, the International Labour ...
Paltry Prisoner Wages: India’s Dire Need to Recognise a Prisoner’s Right To Minimum Wages
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The Odisha High Court, in December ...
Do Not Thwart Women’s Employment, Facilitate It: Indian Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Gender-Based Restrictions to Restaurant Orchestras
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The Indian Supreme Court recently ...
Signs of an Emerging Feminist Democracy in Chile
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Vaccine Mandates in the United States: Multi-level Actors and Rights in Tension: Federal Government Mandates (Part III)
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State government vaccine mandates raise complex legal and ethical ...
Vaccine Mandates in the United States: Multi-level Actors and Rights in Tension: State Mandates (Part II)
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While private employer vaccine mandates ...
Vaccine Mandates in the United States: Multi-level Actors and Rights in Tension: Private Employers (Part I)
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Several states, municipalities, and even private entities in ...
Born to Live, Not Born to Work: The Implications of New Proposed Labour Regulations in India
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The Indian government is currently considering ...
Contaminated Supply Chains and Clean Energy in China
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As China is a ...
Improving Working Conditions in the Gig Economy: The EU’s Proposed Platform Work Directive
On 8 December 2021, the European Commission published its long-awaited draft of a directive aiming to improve ...
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