#24 Developing countries introduced an unprecedented social protection and jobs policy response to mitigate the effects of the pandemic

Jobs and COVID-19 Series

Photo credit: Paul Salazar / World Bank   Authors: Michael Weber and David Newhouse  Unlike the global financial crisis, both voluntary and mandated restrictions on mobility have directly affected labor markets. The scale of labor market disruption in developing countries has been massive. In its latest update, the ILO estimated a loss of 255 million…

Phone Surveys Confirm the Widespread Effects of COVID-19 on Jobs in Developing Countries

Jobs and COVID-19 Series

Photo credit: Victor Idrogo / World Bank   Authors: David Newhouse and Michael Weber The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on economies and workers worldwide — but the impacts are difficult to quantify, because the pandemic has made traditional face-to-face data collection impossible in most places. The World Bank projects that These projections, however, are…