Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower-quality jobs

The current global economic slowdown is likely to force more workers to accept lower quality, poorly paid jobs that lack job security and social protection, so accentuating inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.

The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 (WESO Trends), also projects that global employment growth will be only 1.0 percent in 2023, less than half the level in 2022. Global unemployment is slated to rise slightly in 2023, by around 3 million, to 208 million (corresponding to a global unemployment rate of 5.8 percent). The moderate size of this projected increase is largely due to the tight labour supply in high-income countries. This would mark a reversal of the decline in global unemployment seen between 2020-2022. It means that global unemployment will remain 16 million above the pre-crisis benchmark (set in 2019).

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. These words and the issues they point to loom large in the business and development world. It’s hard to go a week without reading an article about a company promoting its dedication to diversity, while another is called out for tolerating oppressive comments and workplace practices, or an organization that is trying to improve the above concepts through various interventions in the non-profit sector.

Diversity vs. Inclusion vs. Equity

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. These words and the issues they point to loom large in the business and development world. It’s hard to go a week without reading an article about a company promoting its dedication to diversity, while another is called out for tolerating oppressive comments and workplace practices, or Read more…

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