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Newsletter June, 2021

Guinea Business Forum: a successful social dialogue

June, 2021
  • The Guinea Business Forum (GBF) platform is a space for dialogue between the State and the Guinean private sector.
Newsletter May, 2021

Labour disputes under Canada, Mexico, and the USA trade agreement: rules of the game and treatment of the first dispute

May, 2021
  • Labour disputes for violation of Chapter 23 of the USMCA agreement are settled with the “Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism”.
  • Under this mechanism, sanctions hit directly the company limiting labour rights.
  • US trade unions just triggered the “Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism” for a subsidiary of a US company in Mexico.
Newsletter April, 2021

Italian tripartite agreement on a company vaccination plan

April, 2021
  • On 6 April 2021 Italian social partners and the government signed an agreement on a company vaccination plan.
  • It is the first tripartite agreement of this type.
Newsletter February, 2021

Singapore tripartite partners issued guidelines for mental well-being

February, 2021
  • The Singaporean government and social partners work together to build an ecosystem of support for mental wellness.
  • The recommendations are built around three pillars: individual, team and organisational level.
Newsletter January, 2021

Business Botswana in the front line for the implementation of a recovery plan

January, 2021
  • Business Botswana provides concrete suggestions for “building back better” through a Guide on Recovery Plan for the Private Sector

Panama: outcomes of the tripartite Dialogue for Labour Economy and Development, including the regulation on telework

January, 2021
  • The tripartite dialogue concluded with 23 consensual agreements on various matters
  • It triggered the discussion and finalisation of the implementing regulation on telework
Newsletter November, 2020

Slovakia: Changes to labour Code on remote working, fixed-term contracts and representativeness criteria

November, 2020
  • On telework, the Code establishes the rights and obligation of employers and employees.
  • The amendments defined the criteria of representativeness to sit in the Economic and Social Council of the Slovak Republic.
  • The possibility to renew fixed-term contracts has been extended to three years.

Ghana: The role of social dialogue in limiting the social and economic impact of Covid-19

November, 2020
  • Two tripartite Committees designed measures to sustain enterprises, employment and economic resilience.
  • Ghana’s Employers’ Association was at the forefront of these negotiations and successfully presented multiple proposals to support business and as a result employees.

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