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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. BBC World Service - World Business Report

    ILO: Global jobs picture deteriorating

    23 September 2020

  2. © Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Image 2020

    The Guardian

    Coronavirus pandemic has wiped out $3.5tn in work income, says ILO

    23 September 2020

  3. © Bloomberg 2020

    Bloomberg

    Covid-19 Wipes Out an Estimated 500 Million Jobs Worldwide

    23 September 2020

  4. AP News

    UN labor agency: Growing rich-poor gap amid COVID pandemic

    23 September 2020

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Coronavirus has cost workers $3.5 trillion in wage losses

    23 September 2020

  6. © PRASHANT WAYDANDE/REUTERS 2020

    ChinaDaily

    Young bear brunt of virus disruptions

    13 August 2020

  7. CNBC

    Pandemic having ‘astronomic’ effect on young people’s mental health: ILO

    12 August 2020

  8. The New York Times

    Jobless Youth Risk Lifelong 'Scarring' From Pandemic: ILO

    11 August 2020

  9. © Ahmad Masood/Reuters 2020

    Aljazeera

    India's lost generation: Virus forces children to ditch school

    11 August 2020

  10. © BBC News 2020

    BBC News

    Coronavirus in India: 'PM Modi, please make men share housework!'

    22 July 2020