labour legislation

Fifty million people worldwide are trapped in modern slavery, more than half of them in the Asia-Pacific. New laws are forcing greater efforts to stamp it out.

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Ironclad regulations for migrants in conflict zones are preferable to the current piecemeal approach.

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Indian diplomatic missions need to closely monitor the security situation and assess the threat perceptions to its communities.

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Widespread joblessness explains why Punjab’s migrants resort to desperate means to reach their final destinations.

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In most countries around the world, domestic workers are excluded from general labour laws. Indonesia’s Domestic Worker Protection Bill can change that.

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Employers provide direct financial or in-kind ‘support’ to their workers. In most households this is a form of benevolence, not an entitlement. This can change.

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Employers have benefited from technological advances for a century. Now it’s employees’ turn.

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School leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?

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The loopholes in labour laws will need to be plugged if gig workers are ever to get a fair deal.

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The mass movement of migrant workers during the pandemic allowed India’s authorities to weaken labour rights.

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The COVID-19 pandemic decimated the incomes of Indonesian motorbike and car drivers working for ride-sharing apps. But they found creative ways to survive.

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