En el mes de marzo, del año en curso, Chile modificó su Ley del Trabajo, para reglamentar el trabajo a distancia y reconocerle como Teletrabajo. En esta reforma se comprende …
OSHA is Failing to Protect Workers
On April 9, a worker at Maid-Rite Specialty Foods meatpacking plant in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, filed a complaint with OSHA, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The worker …
Labor Abuse Allegations Tie Up Ships in Australia Ports
Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent home, some of whom have spent more than a year …
New guidance for protecting migrant workers during the coronavirus pandemic
Migrant workers are a crucial part of the global workforce, accounting for 3.5 per cent of the world’s population, according to IOM. Worldwide, micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, rely on them, including …
Gulf migrant workers face crisis of unpaid wages amid pandemic
The double blow of low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis has already pushed over half a million migrant workers out of Arab Gulf states, figures compiled by Al-Monitor show. Returned to their countries of …
As the Global Economy Melts Down, Human Trafficking Is Booming
“The COVID-19 pandemic is making the world worse in lots of ways. One of the more unexpected ways is that the already difficult task of ending modern slavery is even …
Migrant farm workers allege pressure to sign away movement rights amid COVID-19
Some temporary foreign workers on Canadian farms are being asked to sign away their right to leave the properties where they’re employed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to multiple workers …
Argentina aprueba nueva Ley de Teletrabajo
El pasado 30 de julio, se aprobó finalmente en el Senado (40 votos contra 30) de Argentina, la Ley 27555, para regular el régimen de teletrabajo, que contiene entre otras …
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Support for women informal workers is urgent as pandemic unfolds in South Africa
“Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation predicted that measures to curb the spread of the disease would disproportionately affect women workers. This has certainly turned out to be …