COVID-19 and the world of work
Regional and country impact and policies
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COVID-19 and employment in the tourism sector in the Asia–Pacific region
18 November 2021
A brief from the ILO highlights COVID-19 impacts on tourism employment in Asia and the Pacific that have left the sector reeling from job losses, deterioration in work quality and shifts towards increased informality.
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COVID-19 and employment protection policies: A quantitative analysis of the Asia-Pacific region
06 July 2021
This brief assesses the implementation of employment protection policies in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 crisis in 37 economies across Asia and the Pacific, including a country case study of the Philippines. Through both descriptive and econometric analyses, it examines policy and employment dynamics and outlines a number of policy considerations for the crisis recovery period and beyond.