Africa Business Radio

The United Nations has said that 255 million full-time workers lost their jobs in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called for accelerated action on jobs and social protection to avoid an uneven global recovery and prevent future crises.The UN chief will convene leaders today to mobilise action while worried about the situation and to avoid further loss of jobs. Guterres called for a global accelerator for jobs and social protection that would create at least 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion women, men and children currently without coverage.