The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has declared that a global action to beat COVID-19 crisis is vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers
The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder, told the G20 Labour and Employment ministers that more is needed to be done to protect workers and support businesses, particularly in low and middle income countries.
Guy Ryder welcomed the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ commitment for “full global cooperation” to safeguard people’s jobs and incomes, but warned that current support measures are not enough.
“As the crisis spreads to low and middle income countries we will need to do much more to protect workers and support enterprises, because these countries are less prepared for a protracted crisis. Otherwise, the combination of large informal economies and low social protection coverage will spell disaster for people and economies,” Ryder said.
“As the crisis spreads to low and middle income countries we will need to do much more to protect workers and support enterprises.” He added.
“Our aim should be to help these countries support their people, weather the crisis, and to build back better. We need global solidarity to support investment in these economies, in their social and environmental renewal, in their people and in the institutions of work that will effectively protect workers and their families.
“If not, the already large inequalities will widen, poverty will deepen, social progress will be lost and the path towards recovery will be very hazardous.”
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