Disruptions would wipe out labour equivalent to the effort of 195 million workers. FMTNews ILO Covid19
A cigarette vendor sits near rows of shops closed due to the virus outbreak at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia.
“It shows I think in the starkest possible terms that the jobs employment crisis and all of its consequences is deepening by comparison with our estimates of 3 weeks ago,” ILO Director-General Guy Ryder told a briefing, foreseeing a “massive” poverty impact. “For millions of workers, no income means no food, no security and no future. Millions of businesses around the world are barely breathing,” said Ryder.
Total working hours in the second quarter are expected to be 10.5% lower, equivalent to 305 million full-time jobs, than the last pre-crisis quarter, the ILO said, with biggest declines forecast for the Americas, Europe and Central Asia.
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