Sustainable and inclusive economic growth can drive progress, create decent jobs for all and improve living standards. Economic prosperity requires societies to create conditions that allow people to have quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment. Increased commitments to trade, banking and agricultural infrastructure will also help increase productivity and reduce unemployment levels in the world’s most impoverished regions.
COVID-19 has disrupted billions of lives and endangered the global economy. As job losses escalate, the International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that nearly half of the global workforce is at risk of losing their livelihoods. The economic and financial shocks associated with COVID-19 such as disruptions to industrial production, falling commodity prices, financial market volatility, and rising insecurity are threatening economic growth globally.
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Correct! Across all regions, women are paid less than men, with the gender pay gap estimated at 23 percent globally. Gender equality continues to be held back due to the persistence of historical and structural unequal power relations between women and men. Progress on narrowing that gap has been slow. While equal pay for men and women has been widely endorsed, applying it in practice has been difficult.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. Across all regions, women are paid less than men, with the gender pay gap estimated at 23 percent globally. Gender equality continues to be held back due to the persistence of historical and structural unequal power relations between women and men. Progress on narrowing that gap has been slow. While equal pay for men and women has been widely endorsed, applying it in practice has been difficult.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is C. Across all regions, women are paid less than men, with the gender pay gap estimated at 23 percent globally. Gender equality continues to be held back due to the persistence of historical and structural unequal power relations between women and men. Progress on narrowing that gap has been slow. While equal pay for men and women has been widely endorsed, applying it in practice has been difficult.
Correct! The ILO has stated that need to be created by 2030, just to keep pace with the growth of the working age population. Putting job creation at the heart of economic policymaking and development plans will not only generate decent work opportunities but also lead to robust, inclusive and poverty-reducing growth.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is B. The ILO has stated that need to be created by 2030, just to keep pace with the growth of the working age population. Putting job creation at the heart of economic policymaking and development plans will not only generate decent work opportunities but also lead to robust, inclusive and poverty-reducing growth.
Correct! The . The effects of the pandemic have rippled across the entire meat supply chain, from primary production (livestock rearing) to processing and retail. Since construction is sensitive to economic cycles, construction enterprises and workers are particularly vulnerable to the drastic decline in economic activity resulting from the pandemic. It also has been extremely difficult for the media and culture sector to continue with production, ranging from live performance to recorded media, under lockdown and confinement measures.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is D. The . The effects of the pandemic have rippled across the entire meat supply chain, from primary production (livestock rearing) to processing and retail. Since construction is sensitive to economic cycles, construction enterprises and workers are particularly vulnerable to the drastic decline in economic activity resulting from the pandemic. It also has been extremely difficult for the media and culture sector to continue with production, ranging from live performance to recorded media, under lockdown and confinement measures.
Correct!?Indian activist?and social reformer??received the Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness about children being exploited as labor instead of attending school. Currently, it is estimated that??with almost half, 72 million, working in hazardous conditions. The last two decades have seen a decline in child labour by 94 million, however the COVID-19 pandemic now threatens to slow or even reverse the progress made and increases the risk of more children being forced into hazardous labour.?
Incorrect.?The correct answer is C.?Indian activist?and social reformer??received the Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness about children being exploited as labor instead of attending school. Currently, it is estimated that??with almost half, 72 million, working in hazardous conditions. The last two decades have seen a decline in child labour by 94 million, however the COVID-19 pandemic now threatens to slow or even reverse the progress made and increases the risk of more children being forced into hazardous labour.?
Incorrect.?The correct answer is C. Indian activist?and social reformer??received the Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness about children being exploited as labor instead of attending school. Currently, it is estimated that??with almost half, 72 million, working in hazardous conditions. The last two decades have seen a decline in child labour by 94 million, however the COVID-19 pandemic now threatens to slow or even reverse the progress made and increases the risk of more children being forced into hazardous labour.?
Correct!?Global unemployment increased by 33 million in 2020, with the worldwide unemployment rate rising by 1.1 percentage point compared to the year before to . Globally, the decline in working hours in 2020 translated into both employment losses and a reduction in working hours for those who remained employed, with significant variation across regions.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. Global unemployment increased by 33 million in 2020, with the worldwide unemployment rate rising by 1.1 percentage point compared to the year before to . Globally, the decline in working hours in 2020 translated into both employment losses and a reduction in working hours for those who remained employed, with significant variation across regions.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is B. Global unemployment increased by 33 million in 2020, with the worldwide unemployment rate rising by 1.1 percentage point compared to the year before to . Globally, the decline in working hours in 2020 translated into both employment losses and a reduction in working hours for those who remained employed, with significant variation across regions.
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