30 June 2020
Last updated : 30 June 2020
With the health crisis caused by the epidemic spread of Covid 19 and the subsequent confinement measures taken, the economic and labour market implications are severe. Social partners and trade unions in OECD countries are issuing responses, agreements and calls for action. Below is a snapshot of these initiatives from 25 countries. It is updated on regular basis, and broaden to other OECD and non-OECD countries to provide best practice sharing in these critical times. Actions at the sector level are also featured – also via international trade union resource pages.
The DGB has published an overview of agreements and measures from German Unions regarding the corona crisis:
Going forward, the TUC also calls for a stimulus to support household incomes (March 18).