Asia Pacific Sees 81 Million Jobs Lost Amid Pandemic: ILO

Dec.16 — On this episode of “Bloomberg Equality,” Sara Elder, head of economic and social analysis at the regional office for Asia and the Pacific of the International Labour Organization, an arm of the United Nations, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting labor markets in the region. Massive drops in working hours due to the COVID-19 crisis have had a devastating effect on jobs and incomes in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report by the ILO. Elder speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”