During the current COVID-19 pandemic, education unionists in Poland are calling for increased funding for education and broad access to remote teaching and learning so that education can continue, and the health of educators and their students can be safeguarded....
During the last 12 months, more than one in five women in the world has been the victim of violence inflicted by their partner. The health, economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is making the situation worse. In...
The lockdown in Mauritius started on 20 March and will end on 4 May. In a letter to the Prime Minister, IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Confédération des travailleurs des secteurs public et privé (CTSP), is proposing the introduction of a...
Canadian airlines must respect collective agreements and negotiate letters of understanding with unions to implement the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. Canada’s largest union is also calling on the federal government to make such a deal a pre-condition of eligibility...
A German education union has voiced its concern at proposals to reopen schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues to safeguard educator and student health include addressing how social distancing will operate in classrooms, the wearing of face masks, and...
The government of Maldives has been issuing contradictory regulations in a scramble to keep the resorts operating. Management of the JA Manafaru resort has capitalized on the situation to victimize union officer Ibrahim Ziyaadh, a branch leader of the tourism...
Protect the health and safety of women workersPush employers to take necessary protective health and safety measures for their employeesPush governments to legislate the right to paid sick leave and free access to health care for all workers irrespective of...
Submitted on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 2:49am Recommendations for “Essential” Workers States vary depending on which businesses and work sites are considered “essential” and must remain open, and which are considered “non-essential” and are either closed or moved to virtual settings....
The Air Canada Component of CUPE is encouraged to learn that flight attendants who lost their jobs due to downsizing caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could soon come back onto company payroll. The airline and the federal government are looking to...
Education International welcomes major reform commitment from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), to freeze any investments in private for-profit K-12 schools. The US House Financial Services Committee yesterday announced that the IFC will freeze...