As part of an investigation into the spread of coronavirus at U.S. meat plants, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker released responses from major producers that defended their operations during the pandemic.
Many of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers are complicit in the forced labour and human rights violations being perpetrated on millions of Uighur people in China, according to a coalition of human rights groups.
More than 100,000 people may be working in slavery-type conditions in the U.K., about 10 times more than previous official estimates, and the global pandemic is set to make it worse.
Dr. Jonathan Spero, an expert on pandemic preparedness and CEO of InHouse Physicians, offers tips to businesses on how to ensure that returning employees are free from the COVID-19 virus.
David Barron, a labor and employment attorney with the law firm of Cozen O'Connor, lays out the legal issues for employers that might arise from employees contracting COVID-19 in the workplace.
Getting products from one place to another with as little human contact as possible is becoming an imperative for businesses as retailers, warehouses and transport providers adapt to the pandemic.
The companies have agreed to “cease all activity with suppliers and subcontractors” following a global campaign pressuring brands to end ties with factories connected to forced labor.
As the coronavirus pandemic subsides — whenever that might be — businesses will be figuring out how to reopen in a manner that’s safe for employees as well as for customers. One valuable tool is thermal screening technology.
