This report is meant to be a guidance for policymakers, donors and business leaders to ensure that responses to Covid-19 reach victims of modern slavery and people vulnerable to slavery. …
Bus Drivers Need Better Protection
Bus drivers across the country are dying from COVID-19. We need to do more to protect them. On March 24, a Detroit bus driver posted a video complaining about a passenger who …
Colombia: COVID-19 Analysis
Here are three bulletins providing information on and analyzing the situation of COVID-19 in Colombia, all are in Spanish. Boletín No. 1 – Observatorio Laboral Plataforma Boletín No. 2 – …
How French Workers Took on Amazon in the Middle of a Pandemic and Won
“As early as March 17, the day France’s national lockdown took effect, Amazon warehouse workers held protests and strikes. The unions that represent them railed against a lack of hand sanitizer and risks of overcrowding, …
PRINCIPLES OF PROTECTION FOR MIGRANTS REFUGEES AND OTHER DISPLACED PERSONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
“In responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, many States have taken harsh and unprecedented measures against migrants, refugees, and other displaced persons. Actions taken to control and prevent the spread of …
Fired in a Pandemic, ‘Because We Tried to Start a Union,’ Workers Say
Truck drivers and warehouse workers at Cort Furniture Rental in New Jersey had spent months trying to unionize in the hopes of securing higher wages and better benefits. By early …
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What Is Not to Be Done
There are moments in history when the world teeters on a razor’s edge—where we can plausibly imagine a country and a world remade on the values of equality, justice, and …