{"id":27696,"date":"2021-08-23T09:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T07:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%b5%d1%80%d1%8c%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%bd%d1%8b%d0%b9-%d1%83%d0%b4%d0%b0%d1%80-%d0%bf%d0%be-%d0%bf%d1%80\/"},"modified":"2021-11-26T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T09:43:04","slug":"impact-of-covid-19-on-human-rights-in-the-republic-of-moldova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/impact-of-covid-19-on-human-rights-in-the-republic-of-moldova\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of COVID-19 on Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova"},"content":{"rendered":"

The present report seeks to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the observance of human rights in Moldova, with due attention being paid to the most vulnerable groups<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Impact of COVID-19 on Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova<\/h1>\n

\"\"The present report<\/a> seeks to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the observance of human rights in Moldova, with due attention being paid to the most vulnerable groups<\/strong><\/p>\n

The review <\/a>focused on the human rights most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic including the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; right to education; right to social security; right to food; right to adequate housing, right to freedom from poverty; right to water; right to sanitation; right to work and labour rights; right to freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse; right to access to information and freedom of expression; and right to freedom of movement.<\/p>\n

The impact of the pandemic on the right to work and labour rights <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Labo<\/span>u<\/span>r rights were affected by COVID<\/span>–<\/span>19 particularly due to a set of restrictive measures put in place <\/span>starting from March 2020. Various branches of the economy were impacted and therefore employees <\/span>f<\/span>rom different units either lost their jobs, had their work contracts suspended or received lower wages <\/span>than before. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The main challenges faced by the Moldovan labour market are the low quality of employment, low <\/span>leve<\/span>ls of labour productivity, low wages and large international labour migration. The latter led to de<\/span> –<\/span>skilling\/disqualification and deficits of labour force in a number of sectors. <\/span> <\/span>
\u00a0Men<\/strong> became more active than <\/span>women in the labour market, with activ<\/span>ity rates of 49.9% for men and 42.4% for women, and <\/span>employment rates of 48.1% for men and 41.4% for women.<\/span> 1<\/span> The unemployment rate decreased <\/span>
slightly over the last years, but is more pronounced among men than women. <\/span> <\/span>
Another challenge that the labour market<\/span> is facing is the informal employment. According to available <\/span>data, in 2019 16.8% of the economically active persons were working in the informal sector.<\/span> 2<\/span> <\/span>
The gender salary gap between men and women per<\/span>sists, having increased from 12.<\/span>4% in 2014 to <\/span>14<\/span>.<\/span>4% i<\/span>n 2018. Young people <\/span> are<\/span> most exposed to unemployment (7.<\/span>1% persons aged 15 to 24 and <\/span>4<\/span>.<\/span>3% among people of 25 to 34 years of age)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Women<\/strong> were also affected a<\/span>s front<\/span>–<\/span>line workers. According to the UN Moldova COVID<\/span> –<\/span>19 response <\/span>and recovery plan, front<\/span>–<\/span>line workers, such as workers in the field of health, education, and social <\/span>protection, were highly exposed to infection and mental pressure<\/span>19<\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Older persons<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong>The income of older people decreased during the pandemic. The most affected older <\/span>persons on the labour market were the pre<\/span>–<\/span>pensioners, of whom about 16.7% lost their salary <\/span>income<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Persons with disabilities<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong>Persons with disabilities fac<\/span>ed<\/span> challenges in accessing the labour market <\/span>even before the pandemic. The data from the National Bureau of Statistics for<\/span> 2019 outlines that <\/span>17.2% of persons with disabilities were employed while 46.3% of persons without disabilities were <\/span>employed. Persons with disabilities are over two fold less economically active than persons without <\/span>disabilities, 43.9% for persons withou<\/span>t disabilities and 16.5% persons with disabilities are economically <\/span>active. From those that were economically <\/span>active in 2019, the majority w<\/span>ere<\/span> involved in the <\/span>agricultural sector.<\/span>26<\/span> <\/span>
According to the OHCHR survey, only 26.1% of the respondents with disabil<\/span>ities were employed in <\/span>December 2020. Just above 5<\/span>%<\/span> of the respondents with disabilities had lost their jobs <\/span> between<\/span> March <\/span>and<\/span> May 2020. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Labo<\/span>u<\/span>r rights were affected by COVID<\/span>–<\/span>19 particularly due to a set of restrictive measures put in place <\/span>starting from March 2020. Various branches of the economy were impacted and therefore employees <\/span>f<\/span>rom different units either lost their jobs, had their work contracts suspended or received lower wages <\/span>than before. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/moldova.un.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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