Governments need to ensure that their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are in line with their obligations under international law to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights... [G]overnments must ensure that they are meeting their obligation to protect against human rights abuses by business enterprises... governments must “prevent, investigate, punish and redress” such abuses [by business] through “effective policies, legislation, regulations and adjudication.”... [I]t is imperative that all governments meet their duty to protect against business-related human rights and environmental abuses in the context of this pandemic. We call on governments to...

• Ensure government stimulus packages prioritize those most at risk...
• Discourage corporate payouts to shareholders and executives at the expense of workers...
• Enforce labor protections to protect workers’ rights... [and] ensure companies honor collective bargaining agreements...
• Ensure companies address impacts on workers in their supply chains...
• Exercise adequate oversight of private companies involved in government efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19 through digital surveillance...
• Prioritize human rights and health protections in private prisons and immigrant detention facilities...
• Provide additional protections for human rights defenders...