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Prevention and mitigation of Covid-19 in the informal economy through safety and health: An action-oriented tool for supporting street and market vendors

14 October 2021

This tool is addressed to the public authorities, workers’ and employers’ organizations, informal economy organizations and other stakeholders, who are willing to help street and market vendors improve their safety and health conditions to prevent the risk of contagion and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 at work.

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Delivery work during a pandemic: delivery platform workers in Argentina - Executive summary

01 December 2020

As a consequence of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, on March 20 the Argentine government decreed a social, preventive and compulsory isolation. This measure led consumers to turn to e-commerce, which caused a meaningful opportunity for courier and delivery work carried out through digital platforms. Further, such work was considered an essential activity and was therefore uninterrupted. This study presents the results of an ILO survey that targeted workers in this sector sector, conducted in July 2020, and compares them with findings obtained a year earlier.

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Work on delivery platforms in Argentina: Analysis and policy recommendations

02 November 2020

This report provides an in depth analysis of the actors of the digital delivery platforms in Argentina, their relationships, their characteristics and working conditions and, in turn, proposes a series of policy recommendations to improve their situation.

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Legal analysis of labour relations in delivery services through digital platforms in Argentina - Executive summary

30 October 2020

This research focuses on the legal analysis of labor relations in delivery services through digital platforms in Argentina. It develops the business model, providing conceptual and also specific data on the real legal classification of companies, their organizational type, as well as the legal status of the service provider and the characteristics of the contracting of said service.

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Work on delivery platforms in Argentina: Analysis and policy recommendations -- Executive Summary

30 October 2020

As intermediaries between supply and demand, platforms encompass a wide variety of services that involve the performance of specific tasks by providers, generally labeled as "independent". Among the most common types of tasks covered by this form of work there is a wide range of services, generally of low complexity, such as delivery services, courier services and home delivery of products. The provision of services through digital platforms has motivated different opinions about the relationship between service providers and the platforms themselves. The analysis of the indicators of economic, technical and legal dependence conducted by observing the contracting modalities carried out by these distribution platforms, are indicative to determine the nature of the link established between them and the service providers. This report provides an in depth analysis of the actors of the digital delivery platforms in Argentina, their relationships, their characteristics and working conditions and, in turn, proposes a series of policy recommendations to improve their situation.

COVID-19 and the world of work

Tourism sector in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. An overview and the impact of COVID-19 on growth and employment

11 August 2020

The tourism sector is the major source of revenue and jobs in the Caribbean region, and the key or one of the main sustainability oriented pillars for virtually all mid- and long-term national development strategies. The COVID-19 induced collapse of this sector is therefore an important factor behind projections of negative economic growth for the region for 2020. This report seeks to assess and, where possible, quantify this impact of COVID-19 on employment in the tourism industries in the region.

COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 5th edition

30 June 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 4th edition

27 May 2020

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Short-term Policy Responses to COVID-19 in the World of Work

30 March 2020

The note prepared by ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and India offers the possible actions that could be considered during COVID-19 crisis by the state governments. It has special focus on informal sector workers.

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Approaches to Build a Preventative Safety and Health Culture in the BRICS Countries

17 March 2020

Paper prepared for the 1st Employment Working Group meeting under the 2020 Russian presidency of the BRICS