COVID-19 and the World of Work Rapid Assessment of the Employment Impacts and Policy Responses: NORTH MACEDONIA

“The decline in working hours during quarter 2 is equivalent to the loss of 85,550 full-time jobs. The Covid-19 crisis hit North Macedonia after a year of exceptional job growth, …

ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190): 12 ways it can support the COVID-19 response and recovery

“This note highlights the relevance of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) to the current Covid-19 pandemic. It provides examples of work-related violence and harassment that have …

COVID-19: Essential workers deserve workers’ comp

Essential workers in COVID-19 times tend to the sick, keep us fed, drive our buses, care for our elderly and more. We call them heroes. But when they fall in …

U.N. Labour Agency Warns Indian States on Scrapping of Workers’ Rights

NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD — The U.N. labour agency urged Indian states thinking of relaxing workers’ rights to help industry survive the coronavirus to consult workers first as a union linked to …

Class Action Lawsuit filed by STIEEC & SINDLUZ v. ESS – ENERGISA SUL-SUDESTE – DISTRIBUIDORA DE ENERGIA S.A.

SUBJECT: RIGHT TO LIFE AND HEALTH. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE. VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN DIGNITY. STIEEC and SINDLUZ filed a …

Class Action Suit Filed by SENGE/PR et al. v. COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA S.A

SUBJECT: RIGHT TO LIFE AND HEALTH. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE. VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN DIGNITY. Here is the complaint in …

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TRIPARTITE SOCIAL PARTNERS – MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION, CENTRAL ORGANISATION OF TRADE UNIONS (COTU (K)) AND FEDERATION OF KENYA EMPLOYERS (FKE)

Some of the terms of the MOU are below, for the full MOU, click MOU BETWEEN THE TRIPARTITE SOCIAL PARTNERS – ML&SP, COTU AND FKE  Reporting – All reports on …

Roadmap for repatriation, reintegration of migrant workers

“The number of permits issued by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) is 5,955,051 till last fiscal year. Among the 110 officially open destinations, Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, (64%) …

Desafíos de la Covid-19 en América Latina: la región más desigual del mundo”

“Un artículo reciente de una periodista paraguaya citaba a varias personas que reaccionaron negativamente a un mensaje viral en Twitter en el que se capturaba a un adolescente de 14 años …

State AGs Demand That Amazon Tell Them How Many Warehouse Workers Have Died From COVID-19

A group of state attorneys general demanded in a written letter that Amazon disclose how many warehouse workers and Whole Foods employees have been infected with or died from the …