Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Women and young people were hit the hardest by job losses during the pandemic but some governments used innovative policies to improve the situation.
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Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
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Thursday, September 16, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the life of labor migrants in Southeast Asia into chaos. Pandemic-related restrictions, business closures, government lockdowns, and mandatory quarantines have all impacted the livelihoods of migrant workers. One...
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Asia, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020, we have seen some remarkable developments in the fight for the labor rights of essential workers. This is in no small part related to the fact that many of us have finally understood and recognized...
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Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, America, Chile, United States, Asia, Thailand, Europe, Poland
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Monday, February 8, 2021
The economic impact of Covid-19 on the world's most populous region is further undermining efforts to improve diets and nutrition of nearly 2 billion people who were already unable to afford healthy diets.
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Sunday, November 22, 2020
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Carmen Almeida, 56, worries about keeping in touch with her fellow domestic workers. Most haven’t worked...
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Africa, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, America, Mexico, Peru, United States, Asia, India, Thailand, Europe, Bulgaria
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
BLOG: Unexpected hospitalization or emergency health care costs lead many families to fall into poverty across the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that about half the world lacks essential health services; nearly 100 million people are...
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Global, El Salvador, India, Nepal, Thailand, America, Asia
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