Employment, Labour Markets and Youth: Responses to COVID-19 products
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Global report
Youth & COVID-19: Impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being
11 August 2020
The report captures the immediate effects of the pandemic on the lives of young people (aged 18–29) with regards to employment, education, mental well-being, rights and social activism. Over 12,000 responses were received from young people in 112 countries.
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Publication
China – Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on employment
29 July 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has had a major impact on employment in China. From the onset of the crisis, the Government adopted a wide range of policies to support enterprises and protect workers. These policies have prioritized employment, though not all policies have been yet fully implemented. Stronger implementation and more integrated employment policies are needed, while continuing to adapt to the economic recovery in a more flexible and fragile labour market.
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ILO Policy brief
A gender-responsive employment recovery: Building back fairer
24 July 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the entrenched gender inequalities that plague labour markets. Building back fairer will only be possible by tackling these inequalities head on during the emergency and recovery phases.
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ILO Country study
Portugal : Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and labour market
26 June 2020
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Publication
COVID-19 and the World of Work: Rapid Assessment of the Employment Impacts and Policy Responses MONTENEGRO
25 June 2020
The report provides evidence that show that the lockdown measures had severe impacts on employment. It offers six policy options for the country for supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes during the reactivation phase.
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Country-Study
India - Rapid assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on employment
16 June 2020
This rapid assessment considers the likely impact of the COVID crisis on enterprises and livelihoods and incomes of workers – regular and non-regular, protected and unprotected. It checks the policy responses to the economic crisis and examines initiatives to protect both enterprises and workers, especially the most vulnerable.
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Publication
COVID-19 and the World of Work: Rapid Assessment of the Employment Impacts and Policy Responses. NORTH MACEDONIA
28 May 2020
The report provides evidence that show that the lockdown measures had severe impacts on employment. It offers eleven policy recommendations for the country and suggests steps to introduce as coronavirus emergency measures are being eased.
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ILO Policy brief
Preventing exclusion from the labour market: Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis
27 May 2020
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COVID19 epidemic in Ethopia
Containing the epidemic and its impact on jobs and incomes in Ethiopia: Rapid assessment and response plan
30 April 2020
This note developed jointly by Ethiopia Jobs Creation Commission and International Labour Organisation in April 2020.