worker rights
Chicago ordinance bringing laid-off hotel workers back to work stalls
May 28, 2021Union says workers who lost jobs due to the pandemic must be the first to be called back.
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Mujeres esencialmente heroicas
May 14, 2021Calor extremo, exposición a pesticidas, abusos sexuales y vulnerabilidad a COVID-19 contribuyen a que el trabajo de estas mujeres sea de los más arriesgados del país.
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Organizaciones sociales de Colombia marchan en apoyo a Sintracarbón
October 23, 2020Organizaciones indígenas, afro descendientes, cívicas, sociales y sindicales de Colombia marcharon en defensa de los trabajadores de Sintracarbón, quienes desarrollan una huelga en Cerrejón hace 46 días.
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Indonesia: Mass strikes against ‘catastrophic’ assault on workers’ rights and environment
October 8, 2020The omnibus bill replaces 79 separate laws, reducing workers’ holidays and severance, allowing companies to keep workers on temporary contracts, and removing the requirement for environmental assessments of business projects.
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Trump Labor Dept. would turn more workers into ‘independent contractors’
September 28, 2020Trump’s latest gift to big business takes employee rights away from millions.
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