The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered one of the worst jobs crises since the Great Depression. There is a real danger that the crisis will increase poverty and widen inequalities, with the impact felt for years to come. Countries now need to do everything they can to stop this jobs crisis from turning into a social crisis. Reconstructing a better and more resilient labour market is an essential investment in the future and in future generations.   This page features the latest 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 work on the impact of COVID-19 on employment and jobs, along with 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 recommendations and policy advice on how best to bridge to the recovery phase.

 

POLICY BRIEFS 

• The unequal impact of COVID-19: A spotlight on frontline workers, migrants and racial/ethnic minorities
• Riding the waves: Adjusting job retention schemes through the COVID-19 crisis
• Leveraging career guidance for adults to build back better
• Building inclusive labour markets: Active labour market policies for the most vulnerable groups
• Designing active labour market policies for the recovery
• What have countries done to support young people in the COVID-19 crisis?
• Scaling up policies that connect people with jobs in the recovery from COVID-19
• An assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on job and skills demand
• Adult Learning and COVID-19: How much informal and non-formal learning are workers missing?
• Supporting jobs and companies: A bridge to the recovery phase
• What have platforms done to protect workers during the crisis?
• Job retention schemes during the COVID-19 lockdown and beyond
• Paid sick leave to protect income, health and jobs through the COVID-19 crisis
• Social partnership in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic (Global Deal)
• Supporting livelihoods during the COVID-19 crisis: Closing the gaps in safety nets
• Public employment services in the frontline for jobseekers, workers and employers
• Supporting people and companies to deal with the COVID-19 virus: Options for an immediate employment and social-policy response

All 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 COVID-19 Policy Briefs  are available at  http://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/en/#policy-responses .

See also: Employment Outlook 2020: Worker Security and the COVID-19 Crisis

 

COVID-19 in the media

• It’s too early to cut coronavirus support programs (Politico)
• España, el país con más trabajadores en riesgo de contagio por Covid, según la OCDE (20 Minutos)
• Die Wehklagen über die Anti-Covid-Politik sind unangebracht (FAZ)
• Pandemic Worsens Inequality as Vulnerable Workers Bear Brunt (Bloomberg)
• Politiche attitve, l’Italia spende poco e male (CNBC)
• Covid-19 has transformed the welfare state. Which changes will endure? (The Economist)

 

FURTHER READING

• Learn more about our work on employment
  
• Employment statistics
• Visit the dedicated 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 site to Tackling Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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