State of emergency: how different countries are invoking extra powers to stop the coronavirus

National constitutions and international human rights treaties often contain clauses that allow governments to temporarily suspend their obligations in a time of crisis. They can invoke special powers that would …

Ukraine: As government mulls new labor code, unions brace for battle

Serhiy Rudnitsky, a line manager at a Coca-Cola Ukraine bottling plant, said he could no longer stomach his working conditions. According to him, the pay was low, vacation days were …

As government mulls new labor code, unions brace for battle

Labor unions across Ukraine and their international allies are indignant about draft law 2681, which would introduce several important changes into laws governing unions. These include a limit of two …

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Belgium’s Ministry of Health Measures Regarding COVID-19

https://emploi.belgique.be/fr/actualites/update-coronavirus-mesures-de-prevention-et-consequences-sur-le-plan-du-droit-du-travail

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ETUC Briefing Note: National measures to protect self-employed workers

This ETUC briefing note is focused on how EU Member States must also ensure that the protections, changes in laws and regulations regarding short-term work, paid sick leave, etc,. do …

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Briefing Note: National measures to protect non-standard workers including workers in the platform economy

This briefing contains the following sections: • Policy pointers on the vulnerable situation of non-standard workers and platform workers amidst the COVID outburst. • Measures introduced at national level to …

ETUC Briefing Note: National measures to support households by providing different (tax) relief measures

Workers who just a couple of weeks ago were struggling but getting by are now worried about how they will pay their bills. Some Member States have looked to include …

Ukrainians lack protection from workplace discrimination, harassment

Natalia Veselovska knows her way around auto parts, but that wasn’t enough to land her a job as a procurement manager at a shipping company in Ukraine. She would have …

Short Time Work Measures Across Europe (COVID-19)

Throughout Europe trade unions are negotiating short time work schemes with both employers and governments so that workers are not let go during the COVID-19 lockdown but instead continue to …

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Frontline supermarkets: unions team up with businesses to boost Austria’s COVID-19 containment efforts

Austria is in lockdown but its supermarkets are anything but. Ensuring that people have safe access to essential goods is central to our collective efforts to contain COVID-19. That’s why …

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