The amendment would end the six-day workweek without reducing pay for at least 37 million people and establishes a 40-hour weekly work limit. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/brazil-40-hour-workweek-reform-yacz8f50?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Brazil #LabourRights #WorkLifeBalance #SouthAmerica
Bank of Korea, the country's central bank, estimated this week that a general strike at Samsung Electronics could cut 0.5 percentage points off ...#News #BusinessandEconomy #Explainer #HumanRights #LabourRights #Protests #Technology #AsiaPacific #SouthKorea
Why are nearly 50,000 Samsung workers about to strike in South Korea?
Why are nearly 50,000 Samsung workers about to strike in South Korea?

Workers’ union says protest over bonuses will continue for 18 days.

Al Jazeera
This is how you should handle bosses who want you to work a bit extra for free

#anticapitalism #EatTheRich #FeedThePoor #workersrights #labourrights #union #unionise
Algorithmic management often neglects workers' dignity and rights, especially for marginalised groups like women and those with domestic responsibilities. Legal reforms are emerging but much remains to be done to ensure accountability, transparency, and fairness.
Discover more at https://smarterarticles.co.uk/the-boss-in-the-code-labour-rights-when-machines-manage-you?pk_campaign=rss-feed
#HumanInTheLoop #AIinWork #LabourRights #PlatformEconomy
The Boss in the Code: Labour Rights When Machines Manage You

On a morning in Yogyakarta in early 2026, a food delivery rider named Lia was up before sunrise. She is 33, a mother of two, and the da...

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COB has called for an indefinite general strike. “Starting today, a general, indefinite and active strike is declared, until the government ...#Economy #News #BusinessandEconomy #Inflation #LabourRights #OilandGas #Politics #PovertyandDevelopment #Protests #Bolivia #LatinAmerica
Protests in Bolivia escalate amid economic turmoil and policy demands
Protests in Bolivia escalate amid economic turmoil and policy demands

Clashes erupt in La Paz as workers protest against rising fuel prices and damaged vehicles caused by subsidy cuts.

Al Jazeera

"Just Eat dismissed about 1,700 couriers in the UK in 2023 when it returned to a gig economy model and scrapped an experiment that offered guaranteed minimum pay, sick pay and holiday pay in six cities in the UK and Europe."

That 'Capitalism', ...yeah?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/04/just-eat-couriers-launch-legal-action-improve-workers-rights

#JustEat #LabourRights #Employment #LateStageCapitalism #GigEconomy #UKPol #UKpolitics #UKLaw

Thousands of Just Eat couriers launch legal action to improve workers’ rights

More than 7,000 join employment tribunal that will include claims for minimum wage and holiday pay

The Guardian

Workers shouldn’t be infected with viruses while on the job. 🦠 Help protect them by making respirator masks available on request. 😷

https://donatemask.ca/donate-form

#MayDay #WorkersDay #MaskUp #CleanAir #LabourRights

Today we celebrate the people who power our economies and societies — and the progress made on workers' rights across the EU:

🔹 Safe & healthy workplaces
🔹 Equal treatment
🔹 Adequate minimum wage
🔹 Work–life balance

#WorkersDay #LabourRights #SocialRights
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