A new report explores the structural deficiencies in the J-1 au pair program that contribute to labor rights abuses. Verité is a member of the International Labor Recruitment Working Group that published the report.
From Food Ingredients First: global investors call on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to strengthen its standards for certifying the sustainable production of palm oil.
Qatar approves legislation stating that migrant workers covered by the Labour Code will not have to seek their employer’s permission to leave the country.
To remove the contract incentives of outsourcing lower-paying positions, in 2002 Harvard instituted a policy that outsourced workers must be offered the same wages and benefits as those on Harvard’s payroll. Now workers often make over $20 an hour.