65% of young people have reduced learning opportunities ILO announcement due to spread of new corona infection 3:12 on August 12
ILO = International Labor Organization announced the analysis that 65% of young people have less opportunities to learn and 17% have lost their jobs due to the spread of the new coronavirus. We are urging that we work on strengthening urgently.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the ILO surveyed more than 12,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 29 in 112 countries around the world, and announced the results on the 11th. ..
According to this, 73% of the young people have taken a leave of absence after the spread of the new coronavirus, and 13% of the young people, especially in developing countries, did not have the opportunity to take online classes.
As a result, 65% of young people said they had fewer opportunities to learn than they did before the spread of infection, and 51% said they would be late in learning.
In addition, 17% of the youths who were working were unable to work at all, and working hours decreased by an average of 2 hours a day even if they continued to work, and 42% said they had lost their income.
The ILO has pointed out that 17% of young people are worried about this situation, and urges countries to urgently tackle youth employment and strengthen online classes.