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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 …

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 – …

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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 …

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What Is Not to Be Done

There are moments in history when the world teeters on a razor’s edge—where we can plausibly imagine a country and a world remade on the values of equality, justice, and …

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Fired in a Pandemic, ‘Because We Tried to Start a Union,’ Workers Say

Truck drivers and warehouse workers at Cort Furniture Rental in New Jersey had spent months trying to unionize in the hopes of securing higher wages and better benefits. By early …

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US: New Laws for the Fissured Workplace

“Late last month, Instacart workers went on strike to protest the company’s refusal to provide them with rudimentary personal protective equipment, such as hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. The CDC …

Thoughts on the Foodora Fiasco: Have Labour Laws Been Violated?

“There’s a familiar pattern emerging.  Foodora announces its entry into a new country with a flourish, runs into legal problems that question its sketchy business model, and then shuts down claiming …

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RCWA & JANE DOE V. SMITHFIELD

The action is the first lawsuit seeking to secure injunctive relief to protect frontline workers from the coronavirus. The plaintiffs in the suit are the local nonprofit workers’ rights group …

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How and Why to Empower Workers in the COVID-19 Response

“From the lack of paid sick leave to a shortage of hospital beds, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed glaring problems in our social infrastructure. Those who remain on the job …

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I work at Smithfield Foods. I’m suing them over putting our lives at risk for your dinner

“I know of at least eight workers at my plant who have stayed home because they had symptoms of the coronavirus — even though losing a day’s wages is devastating …

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