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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.

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  1. Fox59 News

    Pandemic job losses report shows a cut in 8.8% of work hours worldwide in 2020

    26 January 2021

  2. XinhuaNet

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

    26 January 2021

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    Rappler

    Neglecting women to tackle COVID-19 is a losing business plan, firms told

    26 January 2021

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    The Washington Post

    The pandemic destroyed 225 million jobs worldwide, but billionaires got richer, reports find

    25 January 2021

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    The Guardian

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

    25 January 2021

  6. NHK

    ILO: 8.8% of global working hours lost in 2020

    25 January 2021

  7. ShanghaiEye

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

    25 January 2021

  8. Deutsche Welle TV

    ILO chief: Pandemic-induced job losses 'dramatic'

    25 January 2021

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    BBC NEWS

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

    25 January 2021

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    Al Jazeera

    UN labour arm ILO warns of ‘lost lockdown generation’

    25 January 2021