{"id":9634,"date":"2020-11-18T07:18:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T07:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/?p=9634"},"modified":"2021-10-08T11:38:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:38:32","slug":"covid-19-and-world-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/ar\/covid-19-and-world-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work, 2nd update"},"content":{"rendered":"

ILO (International Labour Organization) has updated\u00a0<\/span>“ILO Monitor:\u00a0COVID-19 and the world of work. Second edition”<\/span><\/em>. Since the first edition, the COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated in terms of intensity and expanded its global reach. According to ILO, full or partial lockdown measures are now affecting almost 2.7 billion workers, representing around 81% of the world’s workforce.\u00a0<\/span>Leaders and businesses across a range of economic sectors are facing difficult decisions, as\u00a0<\/span>COVID-19 is changing their business.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0There are many cases where\u00a0<\/span>COVID-19 has prompted innovative leadership<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in an attempt to avoid catastrophic losses, and a potential end to operations and or even solvency.<\/span><\/p>\n

COVID-19 crisis is leaving millions of workers vulnerable to income loss and layoffs. According to ILO new edition, employment contraction has already begun on a large scale in many countries. Changes in working hours (which reflect both layoffs and other temporary reductions) reflect the new reality of the current labour market situation. As of 1 April 2020, the ILO’s estimates that global working hours will decline by 6.7% in the second quarter of 2020, which is equivalent to 195 million full-time workers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ILO estimates that 1.25 billion workers, representing almost 38% of the global workforce, are employed in sectors such as retail trade, accommodation, food services, and manufacturing. Dues to Covid-19 crisis these are sectors that are now facing a severe decline in output and consequently a dramatic impact on the world’s workforce. The workforce in high risk of displacement will experience greater challenges in regaining their livelihoods during the recovery period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

><\/span>Read the full report here!<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

ILO discusses how policy responses are critical now in order to provide immediate relief to workers and enterprises and protect livelihoods and economically viable businesses. According to the ILO report, the final tally of annual job losses will depend on how much longer will COVID-19 continue to impact the world and whatever measures taken to mitigate its impact. Stay updated, subscribe for more insights like these<\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Managing your people through COVID-19<\/span><\/h3>\n

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