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Editor’s Note: Spring 2023 Issue of the Newsletter

Tequila Brooks

This issue contains contributions from every continent in the world except for Antarctica. Despite the wide range of countries represented – from Thailand to the Netherlands – a number of overlapping themes emerge from the articles.

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Bangladesh: Recruitment Procedure in Construction Sector: An Unravelling Issue in Bangladesh

Israt Jahan

The construction industry has significantly improved Bangladesh's economy, contributing greatly to its GDP. This growth is mainly due to the large workforce employed in this sector, which exceeds 60 million people, with 78% of them working in the...

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Costa Rica: Non-Compete Covenants in Costa Rica

Gloriana Lara Ramos

Costa Rica has been known to attract foreign investment through multinational companies in the manufacturing, knowledge intensive services, life sciences and tourism infrastructure sectors, over the past forty years due to favorable incentives...

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Japan: Asano Publishes Article on Paradigm Shift in Labor Tribunal Proceedings

Alvin Goldman

Reprinted with the permission of the Bulletin of the U.S. Branch of the International Society for Labor and Social Security Law

Labor & Employment

Mexico: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Subcontracting under 2021 Labor Law Reform

Francisco Udave Treviño

The Supreme Court of Justice has determined that changes to subcontracting under the April 2021 Labor Reform are constitutional, but the Ministry of Labor is not able to create further definitions thereon.

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Mexico: District Court Rules that Cap on Profit Sharing in 2021 Labor Reform is Unconstitutional

Francisco Udave Treviño

On August 3rd, 2023, the Judge from the Eighth District Court in Labor Matters in Mexico City, granted an Amparo to a group of workers belonging to the Section 120 of the Ciénega, in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango

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Netherlands: Senate Adopts Comprehensive Pension Reform

Negda A. Jahanshahi

On 30 May 2023, the Senate adopted the Bill on the Future of Pensions Act (Wet toekomst pensioenen –WTP). The WTP will now be sent to the Cabinet for the King’s signature and then to the relevant ministry for signature. With these required...

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Poland: New Regulations on Remote Work Enter into Force

Marcin Wujczyk, Ph. D.

In 2023 new regulations on remote work entered into force. They replaced past regulations on teleworking which established conditions for remote working for the first time in the Labour Code.

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South Africa: Labor Court Issues Decision on Religious and Cultural Discrimination Claim Based on Cannabis Use

Hilary Mofsowitz

In June 2023, the Labor Court issued a decision in a case where the grievant alleged discrimination on the basis of his culture/religion. The grievant was placed on three months sick and annual leave, after testing positive for marijuana at 52ng/ml (

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Thailand: Teleworking Provision in the Labour Protection Act

Panthip Pruksacholavit

The teleworking provision, Article 23/1 of the Thai Labour Protection Act, came into force on April 18 of this year. The inclusion of this provision marks a significant milestone, as it represents the first recognition of this form of employment...

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U.S.: Energy Department Aims to Build Quality Jobs Backed by Strong Labor Standards

Mohamed El-Zein

Earlier this year, the Washington, DC chapter of Labor and Employment Relations Association (DC LERA – dclera.org) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Embassy of Sweden with Betony Jones, Director of the Office of Energy Jobs at the U.S...

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International Committee Newsletter - Summer 2023

Message from the Co-Chairs

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Editor’s Note: Spring 2023 Issue of the Newsletter

Bangladesh: Recruitment Procedure in Construction Sector: An Unravelling Issue in Bangladesh

Costa Rica: Non-Compete Covenants in Costa Rica

Japan: Asano Publishes Article on Paradigm Shift in Labor Tribunal Proceedings

Mexico: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Subcontracting under 2021 Labor Law Reform

Mexico: District Court Rules that Cap on Profit Sharing in 2021 Labor Reform is Unconstitutional

Netherlands: Senate Adopts Comprehensive Pension Reform

Poland: New Regulations on Remote Work Enter into Force

South Africa: Labor Court Issues Decision on Religious and Cultural Discrimination Claim Based on Cannabis Use

Thailand: Teleworking Provision in the Labour Protection Act

U.S.: Energy Department Aims to Build Quality Jobs Backed by Strong Labor Standards

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International Committee Newsletter - Summer 2023

Message from the Co-Chairs

Articles

Editor’s Note: Spring 2023 Issue of the Newsletter

Bangladesh: Recruitment Procedure in Construction Sector: An Unravelling Issue in Bangladesh

Costa Rica: Non-Compete Covenants in Costa Rica

Japan: Asano Publishes Article on Paradigm Shift in Labor Tribunal Proceedings

Mexico: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Subcontracting under 2021 Labor Law Reform

Mexico: District Court Rules that Cap on Profit Sharing in 2021 Labor Reform is Unconstitutional

Netherlands: Senate Adopts Comprehensive Pension Reform

Poland: New Regulations on Remote Work Enter into Force

South Africa: Labor Court Issues Decision on Religious and Cultural Discrimination Claim Based on Cannabis Use

Thailand: Teleworking Provision in the Labour Protection Act

U.S.: Energy Department Aims to Build Quality Jobs Backed by Strong Labor Standards

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