By Parvathy Devi. K
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Background
COVID-19 pandemic has been taking a heavy toll on migrant workers in countries of destination by exposing them further into situations of exploitation. Many employers took advantage of this situation, and the...
Vipasana Karkee and Marie-Claire Sodergren
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals set out a shared vision to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Will the pandemic reverse progress in advancing decent work for all...
In the wake of the military takeover that has sparked widespread demonstrations in Myanmar, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization says workers and employers must be able to exercise their right to protest without violence or threats.
The Director-General...
This ILO flagship report examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. The 2020-21 edition analyses the relationship of minimum wages and inequality, as well as the...
Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.
GENEVA (ILO News) – A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that monthly wages fell or...
The return of Indian migrants from the GCC countries will affect the state of Kerala badly in the coming days, according to Ambassador K.P. Fabian, former Indian diplomat who was the head of the Gulf Division in the Ministry...
The distress to which lakhs of migrant workers were suddenly exposed by the Narendra Modi government’s decision to announce a three-week-long lockdown at four hours’ notice with zero planning, has also highlighted a crucial aspect of the Indian economy....
Official US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) numbers have been rigged since the neoliberal 90s to conceal the dismal state of the US labor market.
New millennium low unemployment in the US is a myth.
Based on how unemployment was calculated...
Guy Ryder
The Corona virus pandemic is not just a medical crisis, but a social and economic one too, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. If our response is to be effective it must take into account all these factors, and...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/13/coronavirus-offerings-and-job-losses/
It was predicted, warned against and is happening. Universities
fattened by the Chinese student market are now in a state of financial
shock, cutting losses, trimming courses and doing what over managed
institutions do best: remove working productive staff...
