,

On International Labour Day, workers remain under lockdown racked with uncertainty caused by Covid-19 pandemic

This year’s International Labour Day was a quiet affair. There were no rallies, no sloganeerings and no formal events to mark the day, as the entire country has remained under a …

,

May Day 2020: COVID Pandemic Places Spotlight on Seven Glaring Labour Rights Issues (India)

The article addresses the effects of the national lockdown on workers and the related issues prevalent in India related to labor rights as on 2020 May day. The article specifically …

,

Kenya: Ministry of Labour & Social Protection – Labour Sector Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

This is the guidance and mitigation measures released by the Kenyan Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. Among the mitigation measures outlined, the Ministry of Labour has: Suspended negotiations of …

Six states extend working shifts for labourers to 72-hour per week post-lockdown

As India enters the third phase of nation-wide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic, millions of workers face a return to longer working hours. At least six states have passed …

, ,

Leaving no-one behind

This report is meant to be a guidance for policymakers, donors and business leaders to ensure that responses to Covid-19 reach victims of modern slavery and people vulnerable to slavery. …

,

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 …

,

Bus Drivers Need Better Protection

Bus drivers across the country are dying from COVID-19. We need to do more to protect them. On March 24, a Detroit bus driver posted a video complaining about a passenger who …

,

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 …

Colombia: COVID-19 Analysis

Here are three bulletins providing information on and analyzing the situation of COVID-19 in Colombia, all are in Spanish. Boletín No. 1 – Observatorio Laboral Plataforma Boletín No. 2 – …

,

Brazilian Supreme Court cancels effects of two articles of Provisional Act 927/2020, about labor measures in the pandemic of COVID-19

One of the actions taken by the Brazilian government to try to lessen the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the edition of Provisional Act (MP) 927, published on …

CLOSE