This edition of the IOE-WEC Newsletter on Industrial Relations and Labour Law covers an even greater diversity of news from different regions, sectors and workers from various classifications.
The newsletter kicks off with an analysis of the IOE Centenary Summit and Manifesto. The Manifesto was officially launched on 2 September. What are the challenges it addresses? What is the roadmap for the next generation of action? These are some of the issues covered in the brief article.
Next is a review of the new OECD Employment Protection Legislation Database with highlights from some of the most relevant information available on it.
Social dialogue in action is the centrepiece of an article from Indonesia where employers and workers from the garment sector met with government officials to assess impact and way forward for the industry as a result of the economic turbulence from Covid-19.
The abolition of the “kafala system” in Qatar received a great deal of media attention and was a slice of good news. The newsletter examines the implications of this major step by the Qatari government and how it modernises that country’s labour market and moves it towards sustained economic growth.
An interesting court decision from India is featured in this edition. The article highlights the real dilemma faced by some governments to both sustain businesses and guarantee workers’ salaries during a lockdown.
This edition concludes with a Finnish employers’ insight on an experiment related to the minimum basic income. What worked? And what did not?