As a result of the pandemic, 100 million more workers have been pushed into poverty, a report has found. The pandemic has pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN said on Wednesday, after working hours plummeted and access to good quality jobs evaporated. Covid-19 "has not just been a public health crisis, it's also been an employment and human crisis," ILO chief Guy Ryder told reporters. Working hours slashedThe report showed that global unemployment was expected to stand at 205 million people in 2022 - far higher than the 187 million in 2019. In 2020, 8.8% of global working hours were lost compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 - the equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs.

Source: News 24 June 02, 2021 11:48 UTC