In Ukraine, as workers face employer efforts to shortchange their pay, lay them off or take other adverse actions during the COVID-19 crisis, many are turning to Labor Initiatives, a Solidarity …
Pandemic is time to recognise gig workers’ rights
The sustained erosion of workers’ rights over decades of free-market deregulation has reached new lows with the advent of the so-called gig economy. The coronavirus crisis has made this struggle …
Чрезвычайное положение: как разные страны используют дополнительные полномочия для остановки коронавируса
National constitutions and international human rights treaties often contain clauses that allow governments to temporarily suspend their obligations in a time of crisis. They can invoke special powers that would …
Ukraine: As government mulls new labor code, unions brace for battle
Serhiy Rudnitsky, a line manager at a Coca-Cola Ukraine bottling plant, said he could no longer stomach his working conditions. According to him, the pay was low, vacation days were …
Поскольку правительство обдумывает новый трудовой кодекс, профсоюзы готовятся к битве
Профсоюзы по всей Украине и их международные союзники возмущены проектом закона 2681, который внесет несколько важных изменений в законы, регулирующие профсоюзы. Они включают в себя ограничение в два ...
Belgium’s Ministry of Health Measures Regarding COVID-19
https://emploi.belgique.be/fr/actualites/update-coronavirus-mesures-de-prevention-et-consequences-sur-le-plan-du-droit-du-travail
Ukrainians lack protection from workplace discrimination, harassment
Natalia Veselovska knows her way around auto parts, but that wasn’t enough to land her a job as a procurement manager at a shipping company in Ukraine. She would have …
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