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Domestic violence invades the workplace: Why ILO C190 is needed in the time of Covid-19

Across sectors such as care, commerce, post, cleaning, and others, women have been leading the efforts to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. They are often the public face of the …

ILO ACTRAV Analysis: Governments’Responses to COVID-19

How Governments are responding to the pandemic of COVID-19? Find out more with this analysis… https://www.ilo.org/actrav/info/pubs/WCMS_740916/lang–en/index.htm?

ABA: Multi-Country Snapshot of COVID-19 Related Legal Changes

This contains a series of short articles describing how several countries from throughout the world are using workplace laws to combat the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects …

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Moral bankruptcy during times of crisis: H&M just thought twice before triggering force majeure clauses with suppliers, and here’s why you should too

COVID-19 is forcing companies to make tough business decisions. But they cannot declare moral bankruptcy and expect to emerge unscathed from the pandemic. By reflexively triggering force majeure clauses to …

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Putting people first 12 governments show the world how to protect lives, jobs and incomes

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 …

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Abandoned? The Impact of Covid-19 on Workers and Businesses at the Boom of Global Garment Supply Chains

“The global Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on global garment supply chains, and the situation will get far worse before it gets be”er. As clothing outlets have been …

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INSIGHT: There is No Social Distance in Supply Chains Tainted by Forced Labor

As the Covid-19 pandemic ravages communities across the globe, we are witnessing an unprecedented spike in demand for immediate supplies to quarantined citizens, medical workers, and governmental agencies struggling to …

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WHO WILL BAIL OUT THE WORKERS THAT MAKE OUR CLOTHES?

In apparel, textile, and footwear—a sector where workers will fare especially poorly— there are 50 million workers, many of them women who are their families’ primary wage earner. Very few …

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ITUC Global COVID-19 Survey: Half of countries in lockdown as COVID-19 pandemic wreaks health and economic havoc on working people and their families

The International Trade Union Confederation conducted a survey regarding how countries are responding to the COVID-19 crisis and what sorts of impacts from closures, shelter in place orders, or a …

Worker-Driven Social Responsibility: Exploring a New Model for Tackling Labour Abuse in Supply Chains

This scoping report explores a new model for tackling workplace abuse and exploitation in corporate supply chains, called ‘Worker-driven Social Responsibility’ (WSR). It aims to increase understanding and knowledge of …

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