Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO
Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO An initial assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the global world of work says the effects will be far-reaching, pushing millions of people into unemployment, underemployment and working poverty, and proposes measures for a decisive, co-ordinated and immediate response. Press release | 18 March 2020 GENEVA (ILO News) – The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment…