How Unions Meet COVID-19 Challenges - and Beyond

Episode 7 April 21, 2021 00:43:21
How Unions Meet COVID-19 Challenges - and Beyond
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How Unions Meet COVID-19 Challenges - and Beyond

Apr 21 2021 | 00:43:21

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Show Notes

International Trade Union Confederation President Ayuba Wabba shares how the collective power of the Nigerian labor movement forced the government to enact policies to help workers during COVID-19 and discusses how the global union movement must work for a new social contract in the post-pandemic world. A New Contract for Recovery and Resilience, speech by […]

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