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Brazil: Delivery workers strike nationwide demanding better working conditions
Author: Brasil de Fato
…Data from the Health Ministry shows an alarming reality: 1,4 million formal jobs have been lost since the arrival of covid-19 in the country. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) estimates that 40% of the Brazilian population is...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Government & business response Technology and Human Rights: Gig Economy
- Related companies: Ifood (part of Movile) Rappi Uber Eats
COVID-19 fallout leaves women workers especially vulnerable & risks regression in workplace gender equality, says ILO
Author: Larry Elliott, The Guardian
“Progress on gender equality at risk from COVID-19 jobs crisis, says ILO”, 30 June 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak Gender, Business & Human Rights
Author: Contra Replica (México)
"Brote en EU deja 95 jornaleros contagiados", 1 de julio de 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Brote de COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Trabajadoras y trabajadores migrantes
Environmental groups propose tailings dam safety standards ahead of mining industry review
Myanmar: Jade mine collapse kills over 100 workers; Death toll expected to rise
Author: Saw Nang and Richard C. Paddock, New York Times
"Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills Over 100", 2 July 2020...
Response from Vale
Author: Vale
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Vale has been carrying out a series of actions aimed at preventing and mitigating the effects caused by COVID-19. One of the most important actions is to strictly follow the WHO protocol - conducting mass testing.....
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- This is a response from the following companies: Vale
Author: Vale
Desde o início da pandemia, a Vale vem realizando uma série de ações para prevenir e mitigar os efeitos provocados pelo novo coronavírus. Uma das ações mais importantes é seguir à risca uma das recomendações da OMS, a realização da testagem em massa......
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- This is a response from the following companies: Vale
UN High Commissioner calls on businesses to use Guiding Principles to remake their companies when recovering from the pandemic
Author: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
"HC tells business leaders: build back better by focusing on the vulnerable," 18 Jun 2020 ...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Government & business response
‘The Impact of COVID-19 on African communities affected by diamond mining’ June 2020
Author: Kimberly Process Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC) June 2020
The diamond sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The devastation is felt across the supply chain, not the least in various African countries that depend on this precious mineral in their socio-economic development. To curb the spread...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Government & business response
- Related companies: Anjin (joint venture Anhui Foreign Economic Construction, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation & Govt. of Zimbabwe) Koidu Holdings (part of Beny Steinmetz Group) Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC)