A group of state attorneys general demanded in a written letter that Amazon disclose how many warehouse workers and Whole Foods employees have been infected with or died from the …
Ukraine: COVID-19 is an ‘Occupational Disease’
On May 13, the government of Ukraine expanded the list of occupational diseases that medical workers can receive as a result of their professional activities. It added coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …
Petition filed at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights by Brazilian unions
“The entities submitting this petition express their concern about the unhealthiness of a wide range of occupational sectors and how the improper classification of essential activities by the Federal Government …
India: Trade unions to move ILO against dilution of labour laws by BJP-ruled states
The fight for workers’ rights is set to reach an international forum as central trade unions attached to various political parties have decided to lodge a joint complaint with the …
Mindless relaxation of labour laws will only hurt India’s lockdown-hit economy more
Governments and policymakers across the world are doling out stimulus packages and loosening their purse strings to restart economic activity stalled by the coronavirus pandemic. In India, the focus of …
The Hidden Victims Of Covid19: Human Trafficking And Modern Day Slavery
A complete economic and social moratorium has been the standard governmental response to the Covid19 pandemic. On a daily basis, we are updated about further steps to be taken to …
Union Garment Workers Fear ‘An Opportunity to Get Rid of Us’
Myan Mode, a garment factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, produces men’s jackets, women’s blazers and coats for Western fashion companies like Mango and Zara. Since the start of …
Peru: Decreto Legislativo N° 1499
El presente Decreto Legislativo tiene por objeto establecer diversas medidas para garantizar y fiscalizar la protección de los derechos sociolaborales de los/as trabajadores/as de la actividad privada y de los/as …
IWGB and Uber drivers suing UK government over its failure to protect millions of precarious workers
IWGB and Uber drivers suing UK government over its failure to protect millions of precarious workers Government income support schemes discriminate against limb (b) workers, including those in the “gig economy”, …
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Desafíos de la Covid-19 en América Latina: la región más desigual del mundo”
“Un artículo reciente de una periodista paraguaya citaba a varias personas que reaccionaron negativamente a un mensaje viral en Twitter en el que se capturaba a un adolescente de 14 años …