No return to pre-pandemic employment levels in 2020, warns ILO
UN labour agency says the fall in global working hours in first half was significantly worse than previously estimated
30 June 2020 - 18:39
Geneva — The outlook for the global labour market in the second half of 2020 is “highly uncertain” and the forecast recovery will not be enough for employment to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Tuesday.
In its latest report, the UN labour agency said that the fall in global working hours was significantly worse than previously estimated in the first half of the year, with the Americas the hardest-hit region...
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