Pandemic effect on world is cataclysmic, ILO says
Global economic recovery will be uneven, says International Labour Organization director-general
07 June 2021 - 16:53
Geneva — The head of the International Labour Organization on Monday described the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world of work as “cataclysmic” and much worse than that of the 2008 financial crisis.
Speaking at the opening of the ILO’s two-week ministerial conference, director-general Guy Ryder also warned of an uneven economic recovery after the pandemic, partly fed by inequities in vaccine distribution...
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