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As Canada lowers its tariffs and imports more electric vehicles from China, an upcoming report from New York-based labour rights researchers is making new allegations of forced labour practices at the world’s bestselling EV manufacturer, BYD. China Labor Watch (CLW) received a complaint last fall from one of the thousands …
Read More »Foreign workers accuse hotelier with history of labour violations of taking advantage of them in Sask., Man.
A man from Mexico says he toiled long hours, seven days a week, for nearly a year without proper pay for a hotel chain that he says took advantage of him and others. Victor Padilla Ruiz says he came to Canada in 2022 after he was told he would work …
Read More »Google ordered to pay $425 million US for privacy violations in class-action case
A U.S. federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet’s Google must pay $425 million US for invading users’ privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account. The verdict comes after a trial in the Federal Court in …
Read More »South Korea committed rights violations during overseas adoptions, truth commission finds
South Korean adoption agencies sent children abroad like “luggage” for decades, labelling some as orphans when they had parents and sending alternative babies when infants had died before heading overseas, a truth commission said on Wednesday. After a two-year inquiry, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was empowered by the …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers among CFL teams fined for salary cap violations – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 28, 2023 12:10 pm Updated April 28, 2023 2:57 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were among four teams that exceeded the CFL’s salary cap last season, the league announced Friday. The others were the …
Read More »Coastal GasLink warned more than 50 times over environmental violations during pipeline construction
Coastal GasLink has now been warned more than 50 times about environmental violations during construction of its natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia, according to the province. In an email to CBC News, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change said it had issued a total of 51 warnings, …
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