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In September 2023, the US Department of Labor (DOL) launched investigations into possible child labor violations by meat and chicken processors Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods. The investigation, which is to determine whether migrant children are working inside slaughterhouses owned by the poultry-processing giants, follows a New York Times magazine report of minors working at the facilities [...]

Nigeria’s two largest labor unions launched on Tuesday a nationwide strike that is expected to continue indefinitely, until “the government at all levels wakes up to their responsibilities.” The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly announced the strike in defiance of a court order following the assault of the NLC [...]

“The man who laughs has simply not yet heard the horrible news.”          Berthold Brecht An Existential Task Until the end of his presidency –  and even after his open complicity in subverting the United States Constitution on January 6, 2021 – Donald J. Trump held effectively unchecked nuclear command authority. Now, after multiple criminal [...]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Tuesday a set of measures aimed at addressing the challenges posed by “irregular migration” in Germany. Scholz unveiled plans to transition Germany to a “breathing system” for funding asylum costs. State subsidies will adjust upwards as application numbers rise to ease burdens, and downwards as numbers decrease. Procedures will [...]

Michelangelo Landgrave is an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri’s Harry S. Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, where he focuses on state and local politics, legislative studies, and the politics of race, ethnicity, and immigration. JURIST Assistant Editor Pitasanna Shanmugathas spoke to Professor Landgrave about his thoughts on the creation of a [...]

Personnel from Mexico’s judiciary, including administrative staff and judges, gathered outside of Mexico City’s primary federal court to launch a four-day nationwide strike on Thursday in opposition to proposed budget cuts. The gathering marked the start of the first such labor action within Mexico’s judicial system in decades. On September 19, President Andrés Manuel López [...]

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the nation’s upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament will take place on October 14, 2023. Australia’s constitution can be amended only by way of referendum, invoked by section 128 of the Australian Constitution. Significantly, a referendum requires that the proposed constitutional change is approved by a [...]

Thousands of public sector workers in Greece took part in a strike on Thursday in opposition to new labor law put forth in the Hellenic Parliament. Workers including doctors, transport staff and firefighters protested in Athens, Greece to voice their objection. The new labor law, yet to be passed by Parliament, reportedly allow employers to [...]

President of United Auto Workers (UAW) Shawn Fain filed a complaint Thursday against Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), alleging he threatened workers’ ability to strike in violation of US federal labor law. UAW members have been on strike against three major automakers in the US—including Ford, Stellantis and General Motors—for about a week over pay and [...]

On Friday, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NCL) announced labor union warning strikes for September 5 and 6. This is in addition to planned indefinite action in three weeks in protest of the government’s removal of a petrol subsidy, which has worsened the cost of living crisis in the region. This unrest follows an EU report [...]