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.
GENEVA (AN) — The world's employees will lose 6.7% of their working hours in the second quarter of 2020 — equivalent to 195 million jobs — amid a global recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. labor agency said on Tuesday.
The International Labor Organization's latest forecast and analysis reflects the challenges of 81% of the 3.3 billion global workforce living in nations where partial or full lockdowns are in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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