UN International Labour Organization calls for urgent reform to get the world back to work after extended covid-19 shutdown. With more than half the world’s workforce facing destitution and uncertainty due to the lay-offs caused by covid-19 pandemic scare, the director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is demanding urgent international collaboration to get the

“In 2018, around 155.76 million people were employed in the United States. For 2020, an increase by almost 2 million in employment is expected.”– Statistica, May 27, 2020 After a staggering 20 million Americans lost their jobs between March and April due to the covid-19 crisis, forcing hundreds of thousands of businesses to close down.