In urban gig economies around the world, platform labour is predominantly migrant labour, yet research on the intersection of the gig economy and labour migration remains scant. Our experience with …
Basfar v Wong [2022] UKSC 20
The Court concluded that, on the assumed facts, the claim brought by Ms Wong falls within the exception from immunity provided for in article 31(1)(c) of the Vienna Convention on …
Diplomats who exploit domestic staff cannot rely on immunity, says UK supreme court
The UK’s highest court has ruled that diplomats who exploit domestic workers in conditions of modern slavery cannot rely on diplomatic immunity to prevent compensation claims. Describing exploitation of migrant …
Migrant care workers came to help the UK. Now they’re trapped in debt bondage
Meera Stephen came to Britain with a big suitcase and even bigger dreams. The 27-year-old had left Kerala in south India to work at a care home in Manchester, one …
Malaysia: Appeals court rules undocumented worker can take case to Labour Court
In an appeal involving an undocumented worker’s claim for her unpaid wages, the Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s landmark decision that a worker’s immigration status should not …
Hong Kong judge rules in favor of abused Philippine domestic worker
A Hong Kong judge ruled Friday the police had “prematurely curtailed” their investigation of a Philippine domestic worker being exploited by her employer, a biting assessment of the city’s failure …
Britain hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage
The British government has provided more than £5bn in the past three years to overseas energy and infrastructure projects linked to labour abuses and environmental damage, according to documents and …
B.C. report finds temporary foreign workers suffer ‘troubling’ abuse
The Migrant Workers Centre, a Vancouver-based non-profit group, examined 30 investigations by immigration officers and found vulnerability of migrant workers. Temporary foreign workers in British Columbia who try to escape …
Primera Ley sobre trabajo en plataformas digitales fue sancionada en Chile
Mientras el nuevo presidente de Chile, Boric se posesionaba en su cargo, el Gobierno saliente se aseguró de dejar sancionada la Ley que regula el “EL CONTRATO DE TRABAJADORES DE …
As guest workers increase, so do concerns of wage cheating
For Maribel Hernández, falling ill with COVID-19 at a Louisiana crawfish processor and losing her job was terrible enough. But the Mexican guest worker was in for another shock. A …
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