The ITUC has analysed the government responses of 69 countries for whom we have information on the ITUC COVID-19
webpage. The best of these responses have provided immediate support for workers and the real economy with paid sick leave,
wage or income support and other measures. The responses have been assessed against five core policies essential for working people as large segments of our economies have been shut down to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
After Tazreen Fashions and Rana Plaza, Covid-19 once again exposes the human cost of fast fashion
“On 11 March 2021 it will be one year since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. And while almost every sector in every country on the planet has …