The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that a Vermont man suing the state under the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution for labor he was forced to do...
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UK court rejects claims that two work programs amount to slave labor
The UK High Court ruled Monday that two government back-to-work schemes do not constitute slave labor, rejecting plaintiffs' arguments that the programs breach human rights laws on slavery. The court's ruling upholds the Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment,...
Philippines ratifies international treaty for domestic workers rights
The Domestic Workers Convention (DWC) was ratified by the Philippines on Monday, giving the international treaty its second ratification and paving the way for the convention to enter full force of law. The International Labor Organization (ILO) [official...
The Local and International Plight of Workers' Rights in Nicaragua
JURIST Senior Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, posits that human rights violations taking place in rural, economically disadvantaged communities are most likely to be reconciled through the harmonization of corporations and the locality...
Pro-democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday urged the international community to support Myanmar in its attempt to build a stronger democracy and uphold the rule of law. In...
Upwards of 20.9 million people worldwide work in forced labor, the International Labour Organization (ILO) , a UN agency focusing on labor rights, redported Friday. The ILO's estimate of about 21 million people in forced labor...
UN SG calls for 'early action' for releasing Myanmar political prisoners
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged Myanmar to release political prisoners in a meeting Monday with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a Myanmar government minister, according to a statement by Ban's spokesman....
Migrant Workers' Rights in Lebanon: The Need for a New Mentality
Megan McKee, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2012, worked as a legal researcher for the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law and is currently working in Lebanon. She writes about the need for greater rights for migrant...
International labor body passes new convention to protect rights of domestic workers
The International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted a new convention at its annual conference in Geneva Thursday to protect domestic workers' labor rights. The 100 Session of the International Labor Conference came to a...
Suu Kyi seeks international aid in improving Myanmar workers rights
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called Monday on the international community to help improve workers' rights , during an address to the International Labor Organization (ILO) at its annual conference. She said...