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Latest news on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the world of work plus a range of resources for journalists including, virtual press conferences, videos and contact information for interview requests.

In the media

  1. XinhuaNet

    Interview: ILO warns of "uncertain and uneven recovery" of global labor market

    26 January 2021

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    The Guardian

    Covid-19 has cost global workers $3.7tn in lost earnings, says ILO

    25 January 2021

  3. NHK

    ILO: 8.8% of global working hours lost in 2020

    25 January 2021

  4. ShanghaiEye

    ILO: A big hit on global labour market, most severe crisis since 1930s

    25 January 2021

  5. Deutsche Welle TV

    ILO chief: Pandemic-induced job losses 'dramatic'

    25 January 2021

  6. © Reuters 2021

    BBC NEWS

    UN: Covid jobs crisis 'most severe' since the 1930s

    25 January 2021

  7. © Agustin Marcarian / Reuters 2021

    Al Jazeera

    UN labour arm ILO warns of ‘lost lockdown generation’

    25 January 2021

  8. Mail Online

    Fragile recovery seen in global labour market after huge 2020 losses - ILO

    25 January 2021

  9. Valley City Times Record

    Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decade

    24 January 2021

  10. Financial Times

    Pandemic’s homeworking surge fuels need for better regulation, says ILO

    13 January 2021