Passage of the Indonesia Omnibus Law (2020 Job Creation Law) introduced significant amendments, including changes regarding minimum wages from Manpower Law 13/2003.
The new provision maintains the obligation of governors to determine the provincial minimum wage under certain conditions
Malaysia hosts more than two million migrant workers in sectors including apparel, electronics, construction, and agriculture. Recently the Government of Malaysia amended the relevant laws to require improvements in living conditions for migrant workers. The amendments to the Workers Minimum
In June 2019, Vietnam took an historic step toward freedom of association (FOA) and ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 98, which enshrines a worker’s right to organize and bargain collectively. The government followed in November with an updated version of the Labor Code
The Issue: What should companies do to help protect workers’ livelihoods as the world responds to COVID-19?
Background
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated the fragility of global supply chains, which have been radically
The spread of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has become a monumental global health concern. There are almost 25,000 confirmed cases in 25 countries as of February 5, 2020, with more than 99 percent of the cases reported across China. As part of