As a large number of migrant workers have become victims of wage theft in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, migrant rights activists and trade union representatives have demanded the …
Job cuts, lock-ins, and fear: Domestic workers suffer Covid-19 squeeze
Domestic workers have faced the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis, say trade union officials, whose members have often been left high and dry by employers, with little protection from the …
VENCEREMOS and FOOD & WATER WATCH v. TYSON FOODS, INC., (FTC Complaint)
COMPLAINT FOR ACTION TO STOP FALSE OR DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING “Venceremos and Food & Water Watch (collectively, “Petitioners”) submit this complaint requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) investigate false and …
Advocacy Groups Demand FTC Investigate Tyson for False Labor Claims
Washington, D.C – The national advocacy groups Food & Water Watch and Venceremos filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission today, urging the agency to investigate and act on egregious examples …
Families File First Wave of Covid-19 Lawsuits Against Companies Over Worker Deaths
Employers across the country are being sued by the families of workers who contend their loved ones contracted lethal cases of Covid-19 on the job, a new legal front that …
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 …
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Losing More Than Their Health – COVID-19 and Migrant Worker Wage Theft
“The fear of losing jobs is worrying everyone at the moment.” These are the words of Sharif Uddin, a Bangladeshi construction supervisor, who sends the bulk of his wages to his family in Bangladesh …