The effect of The COVID-19 pandemic on women labor related rights
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Date
2020
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Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)
Abstract
On 11th March, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the
novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic.
Following the declaration, the government of the Republic of
Uganda having confirmed its first positive case on 21st March,
2020 adopted various measures to mitigate the spread. These
culminated into a lock down which has in various ways changed the
social order including the work place. The lock down has adversely
selected business activities by more than 50 percentage points
Overall, 76% of the business reported to have reduced the size of
their work force due to the pandemic. Of these, 29% reduced their
employees by more than 50%.