ILO: Safe Return to Work – Ten Action Points

“This tool provides guidance to employers, workers and their representatives on preventive measures for a safe return to work in the context of COVID-19. The tool follows well established ILO …

ILO Guidance: A safe and healthy return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic

“This guidance note aims to assist governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations in developing national policy guidance for a phased and safe return to work, and provide guidelines for workplace-level …

South Africa: Temporary Employee-Employer Relief Scheme Benefit

Here is the full order by the South African Department of Labour: AMENDED COVID-19 TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE-EMPLOYER RELIEF SCHEME BENEFIT (C19 TERS), DIRECTION 2020

South Africa: Workers ineligible for Unemployment Insurance Fund can now claim Ters benefit

Thousands of workers left without means to put food on the table during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown have found some relief now that they can access Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) …

Joint Guidance Note on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Rights of Migrants

“The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants warn that the COVID-19 pandemic is having serious and disproportionate effects on …

Uber and Lyft Drivers Sue for New York Unemployment Benefits

On Monday, Mr. Ouattara and three other Uber and Lyft drivers, along with an advocacy group called the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, filed a complaint in federal court against …

Guidance for employers and business to enhance migrant worker protection during the current health crisis

“All workers should be treated with equality, dignity and respect, irrespective of their gender and migration status. The health, wellbeing and safety of all employees, including migrant workers, shall always …

COVID-19 Lockdown: India Needs Laws to Protect Domestic Workers

The article focusses upon the problems and issues faced by domestic workers in India. The problems stated in the article includes lack of adequate payment while being relieved from employment …

NLRB Gets Covid-Related Unfair Labor Practice Charges

Workers at two U.S. companies have filed cases with the National Labor Relations Board challenging changes to their working conditions spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic. A tea shop in Colorado, …

Protection of temporary migrants is now a ‘public health issue’

Ideology is a luxury we can enjoy in good times, but the realities of the COVID-19 health and economic crises demand pragmatic solutions. To its credit, the Australian government shelved …