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Tech giants must let workers join unions to stop further labour exploitation

Tech giants must let workers join unions to stop further labour exploitation Tech giants must let workers join unions to stop further labour exploitation

Many workers in the electronics supply chains who make the phones and laptops we are dependent on during the COVID-19...
24 Jun 2020
[Hong Kong] Expats unsettled by most challenging year in decades

[Hong Kong] Expats unsettled by most challenging year in decades [Hong Kong] Expats unsettled by most challenging year in decades

The choice for Hong Kong’s foreign resident community is stark, particularly for the 90,000 or so people from major economies...
22 Jun 2020
[Japan] Tokyo is third on global list of most expensive expat cities

[Japan] Tokyo is third on global list of most expensive expat cities [Japan] Tokyo is third on global list of most expensive expat cities

According to a recent cost of living survey, Tokyo is now the third most expensive city for expats. Tokyo dropped...
17 Jun 2020
[Australia] Victoria set to pass Oz’s first wage theft laws

[Australia] Victoria set to pass Oz’s first wage theft laws [Australia] Victoria set to pass Oz’s first wage theft laws

The Andrews government’s Wage Theft Bill includes considerable fines and up to 10 years in prison for rogue employers. A...
17 Jun 2020
[Korea] Economists favour freezing or lowering minimum wage

[Korea] Economists favour freezing or lowering minimum wage [Korea] Economists favour freezing or lowering minimum wage

Two weeks remain until next year’s minimum wage is finalised and 8 out of 10 academics believe the Korean government...
16 Jun 2020
[India] Lockdown pay cuts and job losses hit IT and BPO sectors hard

[India] Lockdown pay cuts and job losses hit IT and BPO sectors hard [India] Lockdown pay cuts and job losses hit IT and BPO sectors hard

The lockdown has not yet eradicated COVID-19 but it has wiped out hundreds of jobs. It has impacted employees across...
11 Jun 2020
[Oman] Two-year labour ban on foreign workers lifted

[Oman] Two-year labour ban on foreign workers lifted [Oman] Two-year labour ban on foreign workers lifted

Oman has lifted a labour law banning the practice of switching employers without a no-objection certificate. The department of visas...
10 Jun 2020
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