{"id":21858,"date":"2020-04-12T21:04:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T20:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=21858"},"modified":"2020-04-12T21:04:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T20:04:23","slug":"senegal-bans-layoff-of-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/senegal-bans-layoff-of-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal bans layoff of workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Borneobulletin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Senegal has issued a statement banning layoffs by companies as the country battles coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The country has also started assisting poor people with food, especially those on its bustling seaside in Dakar.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The government said companies will be forbidden to sack employees during the pandemic, except in cases of gross negligence, starting from April 14.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Firms will also have to choose options such as reducing working hours or opting for shift work instead of temporarily suspending employees.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The government warned in the statement that thousands of workers risk missing out on wages during the pandemic, which could \u201clead to a cycle of mass redundancies\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Senegal recorded 265 coronavirus cases to date \u2013 with two fatalities \u2013 a far cry from soaring infection rates in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>But measures taken to curb the spread of the virus, such as a dusk-to-dawn curfew and a ban on large gatherings, are hitting the economy in the poor country.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The government said there has been a \u201csignificant drop\u201d in economic activity in the tourism, transport and catering sectors, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>About 40 per cent of Senegal\u2019s roughly 16 million people live on less than USD1.90 a day, according to the World Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/borneobulletin.com.bn\/senegal-bans-layoffs-coronavirus-crisis\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Borneobulletin Senegal has issued a statement banning layoffs by companies as the country battles coronavirus pandemic. 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