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COVID-19: UN Chief Warns of an Unprecedented Jobs Crisis
By Jaya Ramachandran
GENEVA (IDN) – The world of work is deeply suffering from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Almost all of the planet’s workers, some 94 per cent, were living in countries with some type of workplace closure measures in place in May 2020, according to the UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief on the World of Work and COVID-19 prepared with the International Labour Organization (ILO).
UN Chief António Guterres has, therefore, called for a three-phased response to the situation.