Cuidados en América Latina y el Caribe en tiempos de COVID-19: hacia sistemas integrales para fortalecer la respuesta y la recuperación

El documento lanzado recientemente por CEPAL y ONU Mujeres fundamenta la relevancia que tienen los cuidados para las sociedades, caracteriza la situación actual de los cuidados en América Latina y …

Rapid Diagnostic Assessment of Employment Impacts under COVID19 in Lebanon

“Lebanon has been in a state of emergency since midMarch 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation is compounded by the fact that the pandemic emerged during Lebanon’s …

Chile: Ley de Teletrabajo

En el mes de marzo, del año en curso, Chile modificó su Ley del Trabajo, para reglamentar el trabajo a distancia y reconocerle como Teletrabajo. En esta reforma se comprende …

OSHA is Failing to Protect Workers

On April 9, a worker at Maid-Rite Specialty Foods meatpacking plant in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, filed a complaint with OSHA, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The worker …

Labor Abuse Allegations Tie Up Ships in Australia Ports

Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent home, some of whom have spent more than a year …

Support for women informal workers is urgent as pandemic unfolds in South Africa

“Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation predicted that measures to curb the spread of the disease would disproportionately affect women workers. This has certainly turned out to be …

New guidance for protecting migrant workers during the coronavirus pandemic

Migrant workers are a crucial part of the global workforce, accounting for 3.5 per cent of the world’s population, according to IOM. Worldwide, micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, rely on them, including …

Gulf migrant workers face crisis of unpaid wages amid pandemic

The double blow of low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis has already pushed over half a million migrant workers out of Arab Gulf states, figures compiled by Al-Monitor show. Returned to their countries of …

As the Global Economy Melts Down, Human Trafficking Is Booming

“The COVID-19 pandemic is making the world worse in lots of ways. One of the more unexpected ways is that the already difficult task of ending modern slavery is even …

Union busting & unfair dismissals: Garment workers during COVID-19

“As the COVID-19 pandemic struck and retail stores shut down, many global brands responded by cancelling billions worth of orders, passing the financial burden of the disruption to the most …

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