COVID-19 and Labour Law: Panama

Authors

  • Tequila J. Brooks University of Leiden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1561-8048/10799

Keywords:

Covid-19, Labour Law, Telework, Informal Sector

Abstract

Panamanian authorities acted quickly to address expected public health and workplace effects of the pandemic before the country saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Panama’s National Assembly enacted legislation to allow telework and the labor ministry issued a Circular on February 27, 2020 to provide guidance to employers and workers on how to prevent infection from COVID-19 in the workplace, followed by several Decrees establishing guidelines to deal with the impact of the pandemic on workplaces. The government of Panama issued a national-level state of emergency declaration on March 13, 2020. In addition to public health and workplace measures adopted in short succession in March 2020, the Panamanian government adopted a financial aid package to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.

Published

2020-04-15

How to Cite

Brooks, T. J. (2020). COVID-19 and Labour Law: Panama. Italian Labour Law E-Journal, 13(1S). https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1561-8048/10799