That’s in a scenario of only yearlong crisis, the Asian Development Bank and International Labor Organization forecast. A July survey by the Social Weather Stations had 27.3 million workers, aged 21 and up, saying they lost livelihoods. * * *The 1.42 million college grads of the last two school years have not had enough chance at job seeking. * * *Now being studied is how political dynasties depress youth employment. As the political oligarchs choke local economies, youth workers cannot find gainful employment.

Source: Philippine Star August 20, 2020 15:56 UTC