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ILO Guidance: A safe and healthy return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic

“This guidance note aims to assist governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations in developing national policy guidance for a phased and safe return to work, and provide guidelines for workplace-level …

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South Africa: Temporary Employee-Employer Relief Scheme Benefit

Here is the full order by the South African Department of Labour: AMENDED COVID-19 TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE-EMPLOYER RELIEF SCHEME BENEFIT (C19 TERS), DIRECTION 2020

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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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One Way To Protect Workers In A Pandemic: Make It Harder To Fire Them

“The pandemic has created an unprecedented workplace safety crisis, making millions of jobs vastly more dangerous. It’s critical that workers like Martin can share their stories with the public and …

COVID-19 classified as occupational accident in Italy

Click here to view a PDF of this update. Dear Comrades and Colleagues, We wish to give you an additional update regarding the official classification of Covid-19 as work-related accident …

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France: Renault Sandouville Decision

In an urgent request, a judge ordered Renault SA  and its factory in Sandouville (in the North, in Le Havre) to stop its plans to restart activities after the lockdown …

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Nandini Praveen v. Union of India.

Here is the writ petition filed in the Supreme Court of India: Writ Petition challenging the constitutional validity of the various orders and suspensions of labour laws in certain states …

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US: Norwood v. Rodi Marine (COVID-19 negligence case)

Here is the COMPLAINT,  alleging unseaworthiness and Jones Act negligence when a vessel captain contracted COVID-19.

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Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia & Ors v Qantas Airways Limited

In a landmark decision on 18 May 2020, Justice Flick dismissed two dispute applications by the AMWU, CEPU, AWU and TWU as to whether Qantas had the right to prohibit …

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