1.68 crore people lost their jobs in America, crisis in India on 40 crore jobs

Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus spread all over the world, now people's livelihood is also under threat. People are losing jobs due to the lockdown imposed in different cities of the world to prevent infection. Coronavirus and lockdown have resulted in 16.8 million people unemployed in the US alone. These people have applied under the government package. The lockdown has caused a crisis on the employment of more than 400 million informal sector workers in India. In many other countries, crores of people are expected to be unemployed.

1.68 crores people have applied so far in America

According to the latest data released by the US Labor Bureau on Thursday, so far 1.68 crore people have applied for the assistance under the unemployment package. This is a 3-week figure. In the last two weeks, the number of people applying for aid in the US was around 10 million. However, the number of people applying in the third week has come down to 2 lakh 61 thousand as against 66 lakh in the second week. To prevent the Corona epidemic, the US has asked people in its 40 states and the Columbia District to stay indoors. The US unemployment rate is estimated to be around 15% in April.

More than 40 crores of India is likely to be affected

Approximately 400 million people working in the unorganized sector in India are expected to be affected by the growing outbreak of Corona and a 21-day nationwide lockdown to deal with it. This can adversely affect their jobs and earnings. According to a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO), Coronavirus will push 400 million people working in the unorganized sector into further poverty. The ILO has said that India is one of the countries which does not have sufficient resources to better cope with the situation. The organization has said that 90 percent of India's total workforce of 45 crore is from the unorganized sector.

More than 21 lakhs likely to be unemployed in Germany

Unemployment is expected to increase this year in Germany, which is suffering from coronavirus infection. According to government statistics, so far more than 6.5 lakh businessmen have applied to reduce working hours. According to the news agency AFP, the situation is said to be more severe than the recession of 2008-2009. According to the officials of the German Federal Labor Agency, it is not possible to tell the exact figures of the people who have been unemployed so far due to the corona epidemic, but it has predicted the loss of jobs of more than 21 lakh people. In the last financial crisis, Germany had 1.4 million unemployed people.

More than 1 million people lost their jobs in Canada so far

According to the Canadian Labor Force Survey, more than 1 million people lost their jobs in March due to the coronavirus epidemic. With this, the unemployment rate in Canada has increased manifold from 2.2 percent to 7.8 percent in March. According to government data, for the first time since 1976, Canada has recorded such an increase in the unemployment rate.

More than 200 million workers worldwide in informal sector

The report released by the International Labor Organization on Wednesday said that more than 200 crore workers worldwide are associated with the informal sector. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, there is a crisis in the employment of these people. The report states that four out of every five people (81%) worldwide are affected by partial or complete lockdown. The report states that millions of workers in the informal sector have already been affected by the Kovid-19 crisis. According to the report, lockdowns in India, Nigeria and Brazil have affected workers working in the unorganized sector.