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An Insight on the Unemployment Amidst the COVID-19 in South Asia
54-year old street-vendor, Kashem,is a daily basis wage-earner who lives in a congested slum in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He lost his wife...
COVID-19 shows why we need multilateralism more than ever
It is the nature of crises to expose new faults in a system or widen existing ones. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception to...
Contagion or starvation, the dilemma facing informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 lockdown and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world’s informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points...
New normal? Better normal!
In these times of COVID-19 , the big challenge for most of us is how to protect ourselves and our families from the virus and...
ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – that...
The COVID-19 crisis may lead to mental health issues for many workers
We need to be aware of the long-term consequences on the health of all workers. One can expect a drop out of personnel, not...
In times of crisis, solidarity between workers and employers is paramount
Collective efforts and solidarity between Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations is critical to respond effectively to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world...
The world of work and COVID-19: How countries are responding
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected labour markets in nearly every country in the world, leading to unprecedented losses in working hours and employment.According to...
ILO: COVID-19 causes devastating losses in working hours and employment
The COVID-19 crisis is expected to wipe out 6.7 per cent of working hours globally in the second quarter of 2020 – equivalent to...
Explainer: SURE, a new temporary instrument to help protect jobs and people in work
What is SURE and why is the Commission proposing it?
The new instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) is...