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WORKING DURING THE PANDEMIC

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There are at least two categories of workers who continue to show up for work during this pandemic: those whose jobs do not permit them to work at a distance from home and who can't risk losing their jobs and income; and those whose jobs are critical to ... Read More
April 3, 2020John McCarthy

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IRELAND: Ministry Guidelines on Providing Online Support for Students

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The provision of career guidance/learning in schools in many countries has been impacted by COVID-19. Schools and career practitioners have had to adapt to providing online support for students. These Guidelines just published by the Department of Education and Skills (Ireland) provide advice to guidance counsellors on ... Read More
April 3, 2020John McCarthy

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COVID-19 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF SCIENTISTS

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While political leaders have locked their borders, scientists have been shattering theirs, creating a global collaboration unlike any in history. Never before, researchers say, have so many experts in so many countries focused simultaneously on a single topic and with such urgency. From ... Read More
April 3, 2020John McCarthy

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COVID-19: PANDEMIC IN THE WORLD OF WORK

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The Corona virus pandemic is not just a medical crisis, but a social and economic one too, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. If our response is to be effective it must take into account all these factors, and be delivered in a co-ordinated, global way. In particular, ... Read More
April 3, 2020John McCarthy

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COVID-19 AND THE WORLD OF WORK: IMPACT AND POLICY RESPONSES (ILO)

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This note offers the International Labour Organisation's preliminary assessment concerning the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work and proposes a range of policy options to mitigate these impacts and facilitate strong and fast recovery.
April 3, 2020John McCarthy

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New OECD outlook on the global economy

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Efforts to contain virus and save lives should be intensified, and governments should plan stronger, more co-ordinated measures to absorb growing economic blow. Increasingly stringent containment measures, needed to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), will necessarily lead to significant short-term declines in GDP ... Read More
April 2, 2020John McCarthy

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Covid-19: The short-term OECD mapping of employment and social policy issues

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The OECD released a new web portal in response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, “Tackling the coronavirus – Contributing to a global effort” including useful policy analysis and listing short-term policy solutions to cushion the impact of the crisis. In what follows the TUAC provides a trade union ... Read More
April 2, 2020John McCarthy

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Covid19 crisis: Mapping out trade union and social partners’ responses

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With the health crisis caused by the epidemic spread of Covid 19 and the subsequent confinement measures taken, the economic and labour market implications are severe. Social partners and trade unions in OECD countries are issuing responses, agreements and calls for action. Below is a snapshot of these ... Read More
April 2, 2020John McCarthy