Christiane Wiskow and Maren Hopfe, Sectoral Policies Department
In many cities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak a nightly ritual has been taking place whereby people applaud and bang pots and pans from their windows and their balconies to show gratitude to the many health workers braving the battle against COVID-19.
Janine Berg, ILO Senior Economist
If you are a freelancer, who pays your sick leave? If you work in a retail store on a zero-hours contract and the store closes, are you out of luck?
Verónica Escudero, Head a.i. Labour Market Trends and Policy Evaluation Unit, Research Department and Hannah Liepmann, Economist, Research Department
Put yourselves in the shoes of a vulnerable worker in a developing or emerging country: You have a job but you don’t earn much, so you struggle to make ends meet. You know that if you had the chance to improve your skills you could get a better job, but you simply can’t take time off work because you need the money.
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