COVID-19, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Migrant Workers
While the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in large-scale lockdowns, many workers are still required to report to work in crowded workplaces with a lack of adequate protections against the virus.
China, COVID-19, Health and Safety, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Southeast Asia, Worker Empowerment
In China, COVID-19 infections began to spread widely in Wuhan during the week-long Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday in late January 2020 when most of the frontline workers generally return to their hometowns for two to three weeks. To respond to this unexpected and...
Child Labor, Corporate Social Responsibility, COVID-19, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Labor Supply Chains
As is the case in most crises, the most vulnerable in society will feel the worst impacts of COVID-19. Children, especially those from poor communities, are at particular risk of exploitation as parents fall deeper into poverty during the ensuing economic crisis and face appalling choices about how to sustain their families.