“Stay at home” remains one of the main recommendations of health authorities around the world to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. Social isolation has helped immensely in not having even higher …
Amazon, suddenly benevolent, says it won’t punish workers for handwashing breaks
Amazon says it won’t punish its warehouse workers for taking time to wash their hands or clean their workstations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Workers at a warehouse in Staten …
Brutal deaths of exploited migrants shine a spotlight on Italy’s farms
Earlier this summer, as millions of Italians were locked down inside their homes, fruit and vegetables were left to rot in the fields despite the cost to the country’s economy. …
COMMON MARKETS FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA-COVID-19 MEASURES IN MEMBER STATES
“This publication comprises a listing of measures that COMESA Member States have put in place to contain the spread of the Corona virus. They cover trade facilitation and support to …
Zimbabwe: Authorities must drop charges against health care workers for demanding better wages
In response to charges levelled against 13 nurses who are accused of contravening lockdown regulations, introduced as a way to address COVID-19, by protesting to demand better wages and working …
New international commitment to improve seafarers’ rights
Seafarers will get enhanced rights as key workers following a joint commitment made at today’s (9 July 2020) International Maritime Summit. Representatives from over a dozen countries including Norway, Denmark, …
High Court grants IWGB permission to challenge gig economy health and safety legislation
The High Court has granted permission to the IWGB to proceed with a judicial review that could extend health and safety rights to hundreds of thousands of so-called ‘gig economy’ …
Rights of 3,000 workers threatened, Pakistani union files complaint vs hydropower project
BWI and the Pakistan Federation of Building and Wood Workers (PFBWW) filed a joint complaint to the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on 6 July citing …
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Fighting climate change and labour rights abuses ‘two sides of the same coin’ for Sharan Burrow
Sharan Burrow admits to being worried. And with good reason. As general secretary of the International Trades Union Congress (ITUC), she represents around 200 million workers in 163 countries – …