Employers in El Salvador Obliged to Pay the First Three Days of Medical Leave
Publication date:
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Report type:
Issue Brief
Are Salvadoran employers obliged to pay, as a subsidy, the first three days of medical leave?
The FLA publishes briefs on timely global supply chain issues to provide an overview of various perspectives. At all times, the FLA expects its business affiliates to comply with all legal requirements, as well as the provisions of the Workplace Code of Conduct.
New Law on Employer-Sponsored Childcare in El Salvador
Publication date:
Monday, September 24, 2018
Report type:
Issue Brief
What are the obligations for employers in El Salvador based on the “Special Law for the Regulation and Installation of Childcare Centers" for workers' children and how can FLA affiliates ensure compliance with this new legislation?
Legal Minimum Wages in Pakistan
Publication date:
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Report type:
Issue Brief
While local minimum wage setting procedures have exacerbated the problem of low wages, brands sourcing apparel and textiles from Pakistan need not wait on the government to act before working with suppliers in support of fair compensation for workers. With current wage levels in Pakistan for most skilled workers falling well short of living wage estimates recommended by unions and civil society, action by brands and suppliers is needed to provide workers with wages that meet FLA standards.
Addressing Risks of Forced Labor in Supply Chains
Publication date:
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Report type:
Issue Brief
Beyond the basic requirement that “workers shall have the right to enter into and to terminate their employment freely,” and the clear prohibitions on “prison labor [and] bonded labor,” FLA standards also require that workers must have reasonable freedom of movement at work, must not be bound to their jobs by debt, and may not be forced to work overtime involuntarily.
Legal Minimum Wage Increase in El Salvador
Publication date:
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Report type:
Issue Brief
THE ISSUE: How can FLA affiliates support compliance with the new legal minimum wage in El Salvador?
Changes to India's Child Labor Law
Publication date:
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Report type:
Issue Brief
THE ISSUE: How can FLA affiliates better guard against child workers in their supply chain in India after the passage of a new child labor law?
Independent Trade Unions in Egypt
Publication date:
Friday, May 20, 2016
Report type:
Issue Brief
THE ISSUE: How should FLA affiliates respond to the effort to curtail the rights of workers and independent trade unions in Egypt?
Use of Job Vouchers as Payment in Italy
Publication date:
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Report type:
Issue Brief
How should FLA affiliates respond to the increasing use of job vouchers as payment for workers in Italy?
New Cap on Labor Dispatch Workers in China
Publication date:
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Report type:
Issue Brief
THE ISSUE: How should FLA affiliates respond to new limits on the use of labor dispatch workers coming into force in March 2016?
Exclusion of Workers from Minimum-Wage-Setting in Indonesia
Publication date:
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Report type:
Issue Brief
THE ISSUE: How should FLA affiliates respond to changes in the legal minimum wage-setting process in Indonesia?
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