Yonhap Infomax NewsDec 25
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission will raise fines for main contractors who unfairly shift industrial accident costs to subcontractors, revising penalty guidelines to classify such violations as "high" severity.
#YonhapInfomax
#FairTradeCommission #SubcontractingAct #IndustrialAccidentCosts #PenaltyGuidelines #Subcontractors
#Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=97162
'Do Not Shift Industrial Accident Costs to Subcontractors'—Fair Trade Commission Revises Subcontracting Act Penalty Guidelines - Yonhap Infomax

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission will raise fines for main contractors who unfairly shi

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Peter RileyDec 11

Content warning (bleak)
#NextSohee is based on the 2016 suicide of Hong Soo-yeon, who plunged to her death in an icy reservoir after four months of harassment and #wagetheft working at LB Hunet, a #callcenter #subcontractors of LG U+, the telecom unit of the #LG home appliances conglomerate.

https://portside.org/2025-12-09/next-sohee-korean-cinema-its-bleak-and-brilliant-best

#Capitalism #Cinema #Exploitation #Korea #workingpoor

Next Sohee Is Korean Cinema at Its Bleak and Brilliant Best

Not so long ago, K-movies and TV dramas were considered cool, even thought-provoking. That was before their breakthrough into the global mainstream, when ideas were typed into laptops in corner coffeehouses in Seoul by young directors and writers, rather than processed as if they were spreadsheet entries by CFOs or CFAs in cushy offices in Hollywood.

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boutdough2Dec 2

5 Signs You’re Ready To Hire A Virtual Team Member

▸ https://lttr.ai/AloYm

Hiring a virtual team member is also referred to as an independent contractor or 1099 employee* in the United States.

#VirtualAssistant #subcontractors #scalebyoutsourcing #Womeninbusiness

Bradford BennJan 6, 2025
Wondering when to engage a subcontractor at work?
Most wait until it’s too late! The key is to plan ahead:
✅ Vet and qualify candidates early
✅ Test with small projects
✅ Document your processes
Preparation is your ally!
Read the post with suggestions I wrote for work: 🚀
https://advisist.group/2025/01/06/when-to-engage-a-subcontractor/
#Subcontractors #BusinessTips
When to Engage a Subcontractor?

To manage needs, businesses should proactively vet and engage with potential subcontractors before urgency arises. Building a list, testing subcontractors with smaller tasks, and documenting proces…

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The Japan TimesJun 30, 2024
Toyota Customizing & Development (TCD), a unit of the automaker, has forced about 50 subcontractors to store molds used for manufacturing automobile parts free of charge, in violation of the subcontract law, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/30/companies/toyota-unit-violates-subcontract-law/ #business #companies #toyota #subcontractors
Toyota unit violates subcontract law

The Fair Trade Commission will shortly recommend that TCD take steps to prevent a recurrence of similar misconduct, sources said.

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The Japan TimesMay 24, 2024
Japanese automakers have agreed to stop squeezing their suppliers and have committed to treating the smaller companies more fairly when they pass on cost increases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/24/companies/automakers-subcontractors-unfair-trade/ #business #companies #automakers #jama #nissan #subcontractors #ftc
Japan’s automakers vow to stop squeezing their suppliers

Member companies of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association have agreed to treat subcontractors more fairly when the latter pass on cost increases.

The Japan Times
JohnFeb 15, 2024

#Kenya: #Facebook hides behind #subcontractors to skirt #LaborLaw, employees unpaid for over 8 months

https://jacobin.com/2024/02/kenya-courts-meta-content-moderation-union

#subcontracting #union #unions #Meta #Sama #UnionBusting #CCCBarcelona #PTSD #WilliamRuto #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Kenyan Courts Keep Telling Meta to Let Workers Unionize

Last year Kenyan courts ruled that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, broke the law by firing workers who had attempted to unionize. Meta responded by refusing to pay its employees for over eight months and fighting labor law.

Peter RileyFeb 6, 2024

Subbies - outsourced delivery workers - distribute 270 Amazon parcels per day.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/subbies-at-amazon-in-germany/

#Amazon #Germany #subcontractors #exploitation need #solidarity use #directaction organise in #union

"Subbies" at Amazon in Germany

The exploitation of workers under capitalism is nothing new. In line with that, a sophisticated system of exploitation exists at Amazon. It occurs almost

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JohnJan 26, 2024

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240126/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

#Japan: #Amazon says workers for #subcontractors not direct employees, refuses #CollectiveBargaining

#subcontracting #union #unions #LaborRights #Meguro #TokyoUnion #Kanagawa #Yokosuka #Nagasaki #Kyushu #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Delivery workers' union seeks gov't help after Amazon Japan refuses collective talks - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- A labor union asked for assistance from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Bureau of Labor Relations Commission on Jan. 26 after Amazon Japa

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Steve Dustcircle 🌹Oct 31, 2023

This new National #Labor Relations Board (#NLRB) rule will take effect on December 26, 2023. It should make it easier for employees of #franchisees, #staffing agencies, and #subcontractors to organize #unions and seek collective #bargaining rights in certain circumstances with #franchisors, #contractors, and other potential joint #employers by expanding the legal definition of "joint employer."

https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-issues-final-rule-on-joint-employer-status
https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/node-9558/joint-employer-fact-sheet-2023.pdf
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/27/2023-23573/standard-for-determining-joint-employer-status

Board Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

Today, the Board issued its Final Rule addressing the Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act.

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