This defense order has been widely criticized by union and human rights activists, since among other things, it gies the employers the right to pay only 50% of the workers’ …
Primark announces wage fund for garment workers
Primark, one of the UK’s most popular retailers, has announced it will create a fund to help pay the wages of the millions of garment workers affected by its decision to …
Now Is the Best and Worst Time for Workers to Go on Strike
“On March 28, Chris Smalls felt like giving up. He’d spent days talking with co-workers at the Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in New York City’s Staten Island about how to temporarily …
Zimbabwe: Doctors sue over COVID-19 exposure
ZIMBABWE’S 1 500 doctors working at public health institutions are exposed to the killer coronavirus after government failed to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and have sued to force authorities …
International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network
c/o Solidarity Center
1130 Connecticut Ave, NW 8th Floor
Washington DC, 20036
Covid-19 crisis makes clear a new concept of ‘worker’ is overdue
The crisis has highlighted the vulnerability of those outside conventional employment. A broader concept of ‘worker’ is needed to protect them equally. The Covid-19 crisis has found the western world, …