Stories about Labor from May, 2020
Labour, migrant rights under spotlight as Thailand wrestles with COVID-19 impact
East Asia22 May 2020Fearing instability, the Thai government is failing to protect the labor rights of both Thai nationals and migrant workers.
Stranded Nepali migrant workers protest to return home, Nepali government drags its feet
South Asia20 May 2020Nepal's government tries to stall repatriating migrant workers stranded abroad.
Truck drivers blamed for spread of COVID-19 in East Africa
Truck drivers in East Africa face an onslaught of new COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in borders towns — causing confusion, fear, endless traffic queues, protests and disrupted trade.
As tourism declines in Cambodia, tuk-tuk drivers are down and out in Phnom Penh
East Asia9 May 2020"Today, I have not provided one service, and tomorrow, I’m not sure whether one will come or not. Probably finding a construction job is better."
COVID-19 and Trinidad and Tobago education's digital divide
Caribbean8 May 2020"What we do not want is a situation where the exclusion of students is a threat greater than COVID-19 to our education."
COVID-19, locusts and floods: East Africa's triple dilemma
Sub-Saharan Africa4 May 2020East Africa's "triple threat" — the coronavirus, locusts, and floods — are not mutually exclusive. In fact, each is inextricably linked.
COVID-19 in Palestine: Living between hope and fear
Middle East & North Africa1 May 2020A deterioration of the political situation in Palestine could adversely impact the COVID-19 crisis and directly impact local civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
