Covid-19 and Child Labour: A Time of Crisis, A Time To Act

The last two decades have seen significant strides in the fight against
child labour. But the COVID-19 pandemic poses very real risks of
backtracking.
Positive trends may falter, and child labour may worsen,
especially in places where it has remained resistant to change. These
risks require urgent action to prevent and mitigate the tolls the
pandemic takes on children and their families.

International Labour Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund 2020 DOWNLOAD

No Worker Left Behind: Protecting Vulnerable Workers from Exploitation During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This briefing builds on the understanding that labour exploitation is part of a spectrum ranging from labour compliance through to labour law violations, culminating at extreme exploitation in the form of forced labour. Research by FLEX and others s...Read More

TAGS: Due Diligence Manufacturing Agriculture, Horticulture & Landscaping Informal Sector Aquaculture & Fishing Forestry/ Reforestation, Wood & Paper Food & Beverage - Processing & Packaging Domestic Work/ Servitude Healthcare/ Pharmaceuticals Financial sector Extractives & Mining Information and Communications Technology Transportation/ Logistics Europe

EFFAT meat sector report: poor conditions to blame for spread of Covid-19

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This EFFAT report identifies the appalling working, employment and housing conditions affecting thousands of meat workers in many countries across Europe as the reasons why meat processing plants have become vectors for the spread of Covid-19. ...Read More

TAGS: Sourcing or Production Food & Beverage - Processing & Packaging Europe

Информация за сезонни работници в селското стопанство от Европейското икономическо пространство относно Вашите права и възможности за получаване на подкрепа при пребиваването в Шотландия

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Настоящата листовка има за цел да информира работниците вселското стопанство от Европейското икономическопространство1 в Шотландия о�...Read More

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Understanding the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrant Construction Workers in India

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This briefing presents the results of a survey conducted with migrant workers in the construction sector aimed at assessing the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures on their lives, jobs, and personal well-being. By dev...Read More

TAGS: Reporting Construction & Security Services Asia