ILO sees 195 million jobs lost to recession

The world’s employees will lose working hours equivalent to 195 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020 due to the pandemic, the U.N. labor agency said.

By Arete News - April 7, 2020

Shoppers at a Home Depot in the Washington region on April 4, 2020 (AN/J. Heilprin)

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