Exclusive: Coronavirus crisis could destroy far more than 25 million jobs - ILO official
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of jobs lost around the world due to the coronavirus crisis could be "far higher" than the 25 million the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated just a week ago, a senior ILO official said on Thursday.The United Nations agency said on March 18 that, based on different scenarios for the impact of the pandemic on global economic growth, estimated the global ranks of jobless would rise by between 5.3 million and 24.7 million.However, Sangheon Lee, director..