COVID-19 and Nigeria’s Informal Economy

Nigeria’s informal economy has grown considerably over the last decade. These are the individuals and microenterprises whose economic well-being is birthed and buoyed on the fringes of the formal economy; …

Comentarios a las memorias de OIT enviados por centrales sindicales Colombianas. Aplicación de los Convenios 144, 87, 98, 122, 177 y 159

Como es de su conocimiento, cada año las centrales sindicales tienen la posibilidad de enviar sus propios comentarios a las Memorias de cada Gobierno envía a la Comisión de Expertos …

India: By elevating labour rights to human rights, the SC opens a door

The Covid-19 pandemic has created significant social and political upheaval. One casualty of this upheaval has been the protections and rights guaranteed under our Constitution and our laws to working …

COVID-19: ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS ON SOUTH AFRICAN EMPLOYERS IN TERMS OF THE REVISED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTION

On 1 October 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour published a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace (Revised OHS Direction). The Revised OHS …

A LABOUR MARKET DIVIDED: COVID-19 AND EMPLOYMENT REGULATION

The UK Government’s nationwide lockdown meant that the majority of British businesses were told to close their premises, save for those deemed ‘essential’ in industries such as childcare, education, health, …

Brazil’s public sector hit with lawsuits for COVID-19 labor abuses

Dozens of local authorities and state-owned companies in Brazil are facing lawsuits accused of failing to protect workers including doctors and nurses from COVID-19, data obtained exclusively by the Thomson …

CSA presenta Informe sobre Impacto del Covid 19 en los derechos laborales en las Américas

El Informe mapeó la situación de realización y vulneración de derechos laborales y sindicales en el marco de la pandemia en los países de las Américas. Fue elaborada una hoja …

Thousands of jobless Bangladeshi garment workers fear for future

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to find work and are at risk of destitution without urgent support, advocates said. …

Germany to set out homeworking rights in weeks, says minister

Germany is to press ahead with plans to give employees the legal right to work from home, the country’s labour minister has said, as the coronavirus pandemic prompts governments to …

COVID-19 AND WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS: Impacts and implications

This paper explores the impacts and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers. It examines how the global health crisis has both amplified existing gender dynamics and created …

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