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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 …

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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 …

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COVID-19 crisis and the informal economy: Immediate responses and policy challenges

“This policy brief focuses on the immediate responses that countries can take to address the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the informal economy at its early stages, while pointing …

Brazil: 2017 Labor Law Reform – Overview

A Brief Contemporary Perspective on Labor Law in Brazil Brazil is a civil law country and its main source of employment law is the “Consolidation of Labor Laws,” known as …

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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 …

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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 …

A Brief History of the Gig

“In early 2012, San Francisco taxi drivers began to raise the alarm at organizing meetings and city hearings about “bandit tech cabs” pilfering their fares. “I’ll sit at a hotel …

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ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. (Third edition)

The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises …

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Argentina: Medidas socioeconómicas ante la crisis provocada por el coronavirus

This resource discusses the socioeconomic measures taken in Argentina in relation to COVID-19 (Spanish only).  This report discusses the large number of workers, almost half, who are employed in the …

India: Order from Ministry of Home Affairs on movement of migrant workers

On April 29, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs via an order has directed that migrant workers stranded due to the lockdown initiated by the Government of India be allowed …