Considering the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19, the Governments of Maharashtra and Telangana have decided to extend the lockdown from April 14 to April 30, 2020 and …
Justiça cearense determina que Uber e 99 paguem salários a motoristas ativos durante a pandemia de coronavírus
A Justiça do Ceará determinou que as empresas de transporte Uber e 99 assegurem aos motoristas vinculados às plataformas o pagamento de remuneração mínima por hora efetivamente trabalhada ou à …
COVID-19: We need more OSHA, not less
“It’s easy for all of us — including our national leadership — to pay lip-service to caring about the safety and health of our frontlines, essential workers in the face …
South Korea: Virus infection recognized as occupational accident
South Korean authorities recognized coronavirus infection at work as an occupational accident for the first time Friday. The state-run Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service said it has endorsed the …
Doctors sue Zimbabwe government over lack of Covid-19 protective equipment
The Zimbabwean government has been taken to court over its failure to provide doctors working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic with masks. The Zimbabwe Association for Doctors for Human Rights …
Businesses all over the world are learning that “force majeure” is no get-out-of-jail-free card
Force majeure. It sounds like an artistic technique—a foil to deus ex machina, for instance, or the technical name for the thrilling final movement of a great symphony. In fact, it’s …
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Statement on COVID-19
“The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to overwhelm public health care systems, and is having devastating impacts across the world on all spheres of life – the economy, social security, education …
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Temp Workers Face Greater Risk and Insecurity in COVID-19 Crisis
“In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, some of our most essential workers are temp workers. The warehouse workers who fulfill and package online orders often don’t work for Amazon but …