Germany is to press ahead with plans to give employees the legal right to work from home, the country’s labour minister has said, as the coronavirus pandemic prompts governments to …
Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel
‘Left to die’ Citing reports of ill-treatment and torture “every single day in detention camps”, the UN Committee on Migrant Workers raised the alarm over facilities in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia …
How can we better protect migrant workers in the next global crisis?
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, a massive global migration began. While attention focused on vacationers trapped in paradise, or the crowds of expats at airports, millions of Asian migrant workers were also on the move, …
Reactions of Unions on COVID-19 [Реакция профсоюзов на пандемию COVID-19]
This report (in Russian) is about trade union reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. It discuses the situation of employment and union demands to overcome this crisis. It further discusses: social …
These gloves help fight COVID-19. But they’re made in sweatshop conditions
They work 12-hour shifts, six days a week, on factory floors where temperatures can surpass 100 degrees. Lunch breaks are brief, sick days highly discouraged. Take too long coming back …
Migrant Workers Stranded in Russia Flocking to Border
“Migrant workers in Russia were hard hit by the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, and with effectively no social support from the Russian government or their own embassies, many …
Observación relativa al derecho de reunión pacífica del Comité de Derechos Humanos-PIDCP
El 17 de septiembre de 2020, el Comité de Derechos Humanos del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos de Naciones Unidas emitió la Observación General No. 37, relativa al …
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