Uncertainty delays job resumption: ILO

The International Labor Organization said on Monday that the global job market will take longer to recover than previously thought, with unemployment levels below pre-COVID-19 levels due to uncertainty about the course and duration of the pandemic. at least till 2023.

The agency forecasts about 52 million fewer jobs in 2022 than pre-COVID levels, almost double its previous estimate from June 2021. Disruption will continue in 2023 when there will still be about 27 million fewer jobs, it said in its world. Employment and Social Outlook Report.

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