Pandemic to wipe out 6.7% of working hours worldwide in second-quarter: ILO
COVID-19 pandemic is expected to wipe out 6.7% of working hours globally in the second quarter of this year, equivalent to the labour of 195 million full-time workers, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday
More than four out of five people in the global workforce live in places hit by full or partial workplace closures, it said in a report on the "worsening crisis with devastating effects": Source: reuters