*[Enwl-eng] One Big Thing: Do you support global worker protections and rights as COVID-19 impacts livelihoods?

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                              One Big Thing:
                              Do you support global worker protections and 
rights as COVID-19 impacts livelihoods?

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                              What is it?
                                a.. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to 
affect everyday life across the globe, workers’ rights have come under fire. 
With stores, shops, and malls closing their doors to practice social 
distancing, there has been a global drop in demand for many everyday items. 
Down the supply chain, many of the workers who produce these items are being 
laid off, often without pay or compensation for the goods they already 
produced.
                                b.. In Bangladesh, many garment 
manufacturers were not paid for the work they had already completed because 
of lower global demand. This has led to the firing or furlough of more than 
one million Bangladeshi garment workers since the start of COVID-19.
                                c.. The Chinese government also forcibly 
relocated over 30,000 Muslim Uighurs to keep factories open in COVID-19 
affected areas which reflects China’s complete disregard for worker’s 
rights.
                                d.. Migrant workers have particularly been 
impacted by COVID-19.  In India, an estimated 139 million internal migrant 
workers have been impacted.  And cross-border migrants, numbering more than 
160 million worldwide, have suffered as host countries have not provided 
adequate protections or deported them.  This has been an acute problem in 
Middle Eastern countries.
                              Why is it important?
                                a.. Low wage workers around the world in 
many sectors have been severely impacted by the sudden impact of COVID-19. 
Government and company responses have been varied depending on the country, 
but the most vulnerable of workers in the developing world fear not only for 
their jobs, but for food security and health.
                                b.. During a public health crisis, 
maintaining workers’ rights is just as much the task of the government as it 
is the companies themselves. When demand unexpectedly drops, both parties 
should work together to find solutions which value their employees’ rights 
and compensates them fairly for work already completed.
                                c.. Consumers should have an awareness of 
where and how their goods and services come from and adapt purchasing 
practices to fully respect understand workers’ rights.
                                d.. Authoritarian regimes are using 
coronavirus as a means to limit basic rights – freedom of speech, freedom of 
assembly, freedom of the press.  In places like Burma (Myanmar) and 
Cambodia, the governments and local industries are taking advantage of the 
crisis to suppress unions and workers.
                              What can you do?
                                a.. Check out some of the companies with the 
best business practices and some companies with the worst.
                                b.. Learn more on workers’ rights from 
Solidarity Center and the United Nations Global Compact




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                              From: Paul Fagan
                              Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 6:03 PM
                              Subject: One Big Thing: Do you support global 
worker protections and rights as COVID-19 impacts livelihoods?







 
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