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Around the world, workers have been in the eye of the coronavirus storm: both in terms of the fight to control it and the devastation caused by it. These five stories offer an insight into the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on labour.
Serena Sorrentino: “The same workers that have been attacked by policies aimed at making the public sector ‘more efficient’ are now on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19”
Photo: FP-CGIL
In a time of global crises, waste workers are our unsung heroes
Article by Tuscany Bell and Guillaume Durivaux
Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
Precarious cultural sector workers face an uncertain future
Photo: Cirque du Soleil
Informal work during the pandemic: when essential activities are the most precarious
Article by Nazaret Castro and Laura Villadiego
Photo: Laura Villadiego
Ending corporate impunity is at the heart of a sustainable post-pandemic recovery – that’s why we need a strong Binding Treaty
Article by Makbule Sahan and Ruwan Subasinghe
Photo: AP/Ross D. Franklin
