Pope Francis champions workers’ right to organise in unions
AP Pope Francis is championing the right of all workers to unionize, as economic activity is poised to increase when the pandemic threat eases. The pontiff stressed the needs of the most vulnerable workers, including migrants, in a video message Thursday to participants at a conference organised by the International Labor Organization, a United Nations […]
COVID-19 will likely widen yawning migrant pay gap – UN
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Migrants earn up to 42 per cent less than national workers in high-income countries, with the COVID-19 pandemic likely to exacerbate the pay gap and women worse affected than men, UN labour experts said on Monday. The pay discrepancy has widened markedly in many countries in the last five years, notably […]
Solar pumps, migrant homes help shield post-coronavirus world
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation As countries look to revive their economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, strengthening climate defences and raising the living standards of vulnerable communities can generate jobs and help guard against future shocks, development experts said. The International Labor Organization has forecast that nearly half the global workforce is at […]
Brazil finds fewer workers in slave-like jobs despite more complaints
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Brazil found 40 per cent fewer people in slave-like working conditions in 2019 than the year before despite getting more complaints, officials said on Tuesday, as anti-slavery efforts face funding gaps and increasingly sophisticated traffickers. The Labor Inspection Secretariat said 1,054 workers had been discovered in slave-like conditions, compared with […]