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Norway Fryktar aluminiumsanlegget blir stengt og aldri opna igjen [NRK Vestland] 2020-03-30

USA US lawmakers press Amazon to do more to protect its workers: 14 facilities now affected [CNET] 2020-03-29

Portugal / Global Sindicatos Mundiais unidos no apoio a António Costa [UGT] 2020-03-29

Norway Må ha kraftfulle tiltak for industrien [Dagbladet] 2020-03-29

Norway Én av tre bedrifter kan snart gå konk [Klassekampen] 2020-03-28

Norway Regjeringen vil dekke faste kostnader til selskaper [E24] 2020-03-27

Italy Covid-19: labour movement struggles to institute social distance between capital's needs and people's health in Italy [Global Labour University] 2020-03-27

Morocco / Palestine Educators in Morocco and Palestine donate wages to COVID-19 solidarity fund [EI] 2020-03-27

Morocco / Palestine Los educadores de Marruecos y Palestina donan parte de sus salarios al fondo de solidaridad del COVID19 [IE] 2020-03-27

Global La cumbre del G20 da muestras de liderazgo mundial: ahora hay que ponerlo en práctica [CSI] 2020-03-27

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Australia Australia to subsidise wages of up to 6m workers in $130bn coronavirus plan [The Guardian] 2020-03-30 24 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bangladesh Sylhet tea workers go on work abstention amid Covid-19 fear [Dhaka Tribune] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Bangladesh today

Brazil For the Brazilian people, Bolsonaro is as dangerous as COVID-19 [Equal Times] 2020-03-30

Cambodia Cambodian garment workers strike over unpaid wages amid COVID-19 outbreak [Globalvoices] 2020-03-30

Canada / New Brunswick COVID-19 marks year 40 of CUPE’s fight to improve nursing homes in New Brunswick [NB Media Co-op] 2020-03-30 47 more labour news stories from Canada today

Eritrea / Canada Eritreans hopeful after ‘historic’ Canadian ruling [New Frame] 2020-03-29

Europe ETUC reveals measures won by unions to protect jobs and wages across Europe [ETUC] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Europe today

France France's Renault puts Paris white collar staff on partial unemployment [CNA] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from France today

Ghana Coronavirus: Comply with partial lockdown directive - GUTA tells members [Ghanaweb] 2020-03-30 4 more labour news stories from Ghana today

Global How Employers Are Taking Care Of Their Workers During COVID-19 [Ad Exchanger] 2020-03-30 7 more labour news stories from Global today

India / Uttar Pradesh COVID-19: Migrant workers sprayed with disinfectant in Uttar Pradesh [Pune Mirror] 2020-03-30 3 more labour news stories from India today

Indonesia Foreign worker killed, two others severely injured in Freeport shooting [JP] 2020-03-30 8 more labour news stories from Indonesia today

Ireland Coronavirus: Creches under pressure could receive fast-tracked financial support [Irish Times] 2020-03-30 3 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel / Global The shortage of ventilators in Israel is liable to increase the number of victims of COVID-19 [Davar] 2020-03-30 2 more labour news stories from Israel today

Namibia More than 600 workers expected to be sent home at Oshana mall [namibian.com.na] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Namibia today

New Zealand Covid 19 coronavirus: Air New Zealand slashes jobs, Greg Foran lays it on the line [NZ Herald] 2020-03-30 2 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Pakistan Tripartite mechanism activated to mitigate impact of COVID-19 lockdown on workers [The News] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Pakistan today

Papua New Guinea 4,000 nurses to strike over Covid-19 readiness [The Guardian] 2020-03-30

Romania COVID-19: restrictions on access to information in Romania [EFJ] 2020-03-30

Singapore Coronavirus: 70 healthcare workers dedicate the song Home to all Singaporeans [ST] 2020-03-30 2 more labour news stories from Singapore today

South Africa Domestic workers fear retrenchments amid Covid-19 [New Frame] 2020-03-31 34 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain Health workers and unions at Madrid’s Ifema field hospital: “It’s a disaster” [El Pais] 2020-03-30

Thailand Emergency Law will further erode press freedom [IFJ] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Thailand today

Trinidad and Tobago Hilton to lay-off staff from tomorrow [Trinidad Guardian] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today

Turkey / Global Corona cases surge as anger grows among workers [wsws] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Turkey today

Uganda Health workers likelihood to get infected is high [New Vision] 2020-03-30 1 more labour news stories from Uganda today

UK RCM makes plea to NHS leaders to protect funding for pregnant women [Union News] 2020-03-30 25 more labour news stories from UK today

Ukraine COVID-19: Ukrainian journalist attacked while investigating sale of protective masks [EFJ] 2020-03-30

USA AFGE sues to get hazard pay for prison, Ag, and VA workers [Registration required] [Washington Post] 2020-03-31 29 more labour news stories from USA today

Venezuela Govt Suspends Rent Payments, Protects Wages as Coronavirus Cases Rise to 77 [Venezuela Analysis] 2020-03-30

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe health workers demand PPE and water [PSI website] 2020-03-30 0 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today