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Precarious Workforce
Kang Joins Future of Work Initiative
Youbin Kang is researching the impact of immigration status on workplace precarity.
Gleeson, Lyon Lead Project Studying Labor Migration Programs
A seven-year, multi-university partnership will examine migrant workers and international mobility programs in New Zealand, also known as Aotearoa, Australia, Canada and the U.S.
“Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains,” a new book by Professor Sarosh Kuruvilla, examines the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility in improving labor standards in global supply chains.
Mexican women say gender discrimination plagues U.S. temporary work programs
Reuters
Lance Compa, senior lecturer, says that the complaint filed by a group of Mexican women migrants accusing the U.S. of violating a trade agreement by failing to enforce gender discrimination laws in temporary labor programs “will test the new, stronger language on migrant workers ... and on discrimination against women.”
