The Impact of COVID-19 on the Informal Economy

Publication language
English
Pages
n/a
Date published
08 May 2020
Type
Audio-visual material
Keywords
COVID-19, Epidemics & pandemics, Human Rights, Livelihoods, Protection, Social protection, Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG)
Organisations
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Link
https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/multimedia/video/institutional-videos/WCMS_744256/lang--en/index.htm

Almost 1.6 billion informal economy workers are significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a 60 per cent decline in their earnings. For those workers, stopping work or working remotely at home is not an option. Staying home means losing their jobs and, for many, it also means losing their livelihoods.