Global income from work dropped by $3.5 trillion due to virus
Income earned from work globally had a drop of an estimated 10.7%, or $3.5 trillion, in the first nine months of 2020 in comparison to the same period a year ago, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
The figure is the equivalent of 5.5% of global gross domestic product (GDP) for the first three quarters of last year, the organization said, noting but it excludes income support governments provided to compensate for workplace closures during the coronavirus pandemic.
"Workplace closures continue to disrupt labour markets around the world, leading to working hour losses that are higher than previously estimated," the ILO said in its sixth report on the virus impact on the world of work.
Developing and emerging economies saw their workers, especially those in informal employment, being affected to a much greater extent than in past crises, it said.
Also, generally a decline in employment numbers was greater for women than men, the United Nations agency added.
"Just as we need to redouble our efforts to beat the virus, so we need to act urgently and at scale to overcome its economic, social and employment impacts. That includes sustaining support for jobs, businesses and incomes," ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said in a statement.
In the second quarter alone, the revised estimate of working time lost worldwide was 17.3%, which was equal to 495 million full-time jobs, compared with a previous estimate of 14% or 400 million jobs, the report said.
In the third quarter, it was expected that working-hour losses would be 12.1% or equivalent to 345 million jobs, it said.
"Moreover, revised projections for the fourth quarter suggest a bleaker outlook than previously estimated," it said.
And in the final quarter of 2020, working-hour losses of 8.6%, equivalent to 245 million full-time jobs, are projected against the same time a year ago, the ILO said.
So far, more than 32,124,000 have been infected with the coronavirus and over 982,000 have died around the world.
Pakistan says Iran's gas project ‘need of the hour’, pushes for US sanctions waiver
Israeli economy plunges almost 20% as Gaza war takes heavy toll
IMF to urge China to shift growth model towards consumption
VIDEO | Thousands call on UK Govt to stop arming Israel
‘Stop the war,’ anti-regime protesters chant in Tel Aviv
VIDEO | 6th Intl. Export Potential Exhibition held in Iran
Israeli plane previously used by Mossad officials lands in Riyadh: Report
US police clear another pro-Palestinian encampment
VIDEO | Global anti-Israeli sentiment
UK forces may be deployed in Gaza under guise of aid delivery: Report
VIDEO | Afghan population endures impact of stringent US sanctions
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
