South Africa: Workers ineligible for Unemployment Insurance Fund can now claim Ters benefit

Thousands of workers left without means to put food on the table during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown have found some relief now that they can access Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) …

DOJ Urges High Court to Shield Companies From Slave Labor Suits

U.S. companies should be shielded from liability under a centuries-old law for assisting in child slavery, the Justice Department has told the Supreme Court. That argument was delivered in a …

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 …

Eritreans Sue E.U. Over Use of Forced Labor Back Home

BRUSSELS — A Netherlands-based group of Eritreans sued the European Union on Wednesday, demanding it cease financing a project in the east African dictatorship that uses forced labor, the lawyer …

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 …

Kenya: How New Labour Law Could Benefit, Harm Employees

An ammendment to the labour law could see employees secure their jobs and escape looming pay cuts and unemployment propelled by the Coronavirus pandemic effects on the economy. On the flip …

Kenya: UoN proposes law change to keep employees from layoffs

The University of Nairobi (UoN) has drafted legislative proposals, which include a clause shielding employees from being fired during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Covid-19 Response and Management Draft Bill also seeks …

Doctors sue Zimbabwe government over lack of Covid-19 protective equipment

The Zimbabwean government has been taken to court over its failure to provide doctors working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic with masks. The Zimbabwe Association for Doctors for Human Rights …

Zimbabwe: Doctors sue over COVID-19 exposure

ZIMBABWE’S 1 500 doctors working at public health institutions are exposed to the killer coronavirus after government failed to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and have sued to force authorities …

South African health workers sue government over medical supplies

Medics in South Africa are taking the government to court over a lack of personal protective equipment. Tens of thousands of health workers say shortages are putting them at risk. …

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