The third edition of the HSI Report on European Labour and Social Security Law has now been published. The Report provides information on current proceedings before the CJEU and the ECtHR, which are of interest from a labour and social security law perspective. This issue covers the reporting period July to September 2020.

Leaders representing a large number of U.S. trade unions filed a complaint with the United Nations’ labor agency Wednesday, arguing that the country under President Trump has violated international labor standards during the coronavirus pandemic.

Early in March 2020, South Africans became acutely aware of the global pandemic, Covid-19, when the first infection was confirmed. The corona virus had crossed our borders and was no longer some disease that other countries had to deal with. At the time, many did not appreciate the impact that the virus would have on our lives and livelihoods.