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. …
COMMUNIQUE CONJOINT UA COVID-19 EN MILEU DU TRAVAIL
“Ce communiqué est publié après consultation avec Business Africa pour les Employeurs, OATUU et ITUC-Africa pour les travailleurs, dans le cadre de la pandémie COVID-19 sur le lieu de travail. …
AU COVID-19 AT WORKPLACE JOINT COMMUNIQUE
“This communique is issued following consultation with Business Africa for Employers, OATUU and ITUC-Africa for Workers, in the COVID-19 Pandemic at workplace. It aims to provide useful information for employers …
Kenya: Protection of labour rights and the world of work in the wake of COVID-19.
“Only under two months ago it was business as usual in Kenya as in most countries across the world. The same cannot be said today with a new strain of …
Kenya: Employee rights and guarantees during COVID-19 Pandemic
“Employment relationships are not commercial contracts, and the court must strive to achieve the delicate balance between the need for our national economic development, and the protection of the dignity …
Le travail des enfants dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement du cacao en Côte d’Ivoire
Le Service américain des douanes et de la protection des frontières (CBP) a envoyé ce mois, des questionnaires aux négociants de cacao afin de se renseigner sur d’éventuels cas de …
WHY THE CONCOURT CASE FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IS SO IMPORTANT – FOR EMPLOYERS TOO
In May last year, the High Court in Pretoria made a landmark ruling that could change the lives of over one million domestic workers in South Africa. That judgment allows housekeepers, gardeners, …
Nigeria: TOAN v. Registered Trustees of Tricycles Owners
Please find the decision from the National Industrial Court (Lagos): TOAN V REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF TRICYCLES OWNERS This decision recognizes that under Nigerian law, organisations registered as Incorporrated Trusteeship under …
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