Briefing Paper: Lessening the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis

“Civil society organisations (CSOs) are at the forefront of the COVID-19 mitigation effort in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region. This crisis is posing an all-encompassing challenge to EaP countries’ societies, …

Brazil Medics Urge ICC To Probe Bolsonaro Virus ‘Crimes’

Brazilian health workers urged the International Criminal Court on Monday to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro’s government for crimes against humanity over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A dossier of …

Juíza exige volta de teletrabalho na Eletrosul, da Eletrobras, por riscos com Covid (Judge demands return of telework at Eletrobras’s Eletrosul, due to risks with Covid)

SÃO PAULO (Reuters) – Decisões da Justiça do Trabalho nesta sexta-feira determinaram que a subsidiária da elétrica estatal Eletrobras no Sul do país, Eletrosul, deverá voltar a colocar funcionários em …

Meatpacking workers file lawsuit against OSHA, accusing agency of failing to keep them safe

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is failing to do its job properly, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by three meatpacking workers, who say the agency’s inaction has left …

The Compounding Impacts of COVID-19 on Migrant Workers in South East Asia

“Closed businesses, empty city streets, and airports have become global symbols of the COVID-19 pandemic. All of us have been directly or indirectly impacted through lockdown measures – movement and travel …

Mauritian employers use Covid-19 to push back against labour laws

Mauritian unions, including IndustriALL affiliate the Confederation of Workers in the Public and Private Sectors (CTSP), celebrated new labour law amendments as an important win after 16 years of sustained pressure on …

Standard Workers Repatriation Directive of Nepal government

This is the unofficial translation of Standard Workers Repatriation Directive of Nepal government. The directive sets criteria and process to repatriate standard workers from destination countries on free of charge …

Why we need COVID-related whistleblower protections

In April, Amazon made headlines when it fired two workers who had raised concerns that the company was not taking adequate health and safety measures in response to COVID-19. Numerous reports over the last few …

NLRB Rulings Tip Balance Toward Management Coping With Contagion

“The National Labor Relations Board has taken a deregulatory approach to labor and workplace law under the Trump administration, and the agency has largely stayed on that management-side course during …

Fighting climate change and labour rights abuses ‘two sides of the same coin’ for Sharan Burrow

Sharan Burrow admits to being worried. And with good reason. As general secretary of the International Trades Union Congress (ITUC), she represents around 200 million workers in 163 countries – …

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