SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth - Open Development Mekong https://opendevelopmentmekong.net Sharing information about Mekong and its development with the world. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:52:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Heavy Job Losses in Myanmar Since Coup: ILO Report Myanmar lost an estimated 1.2 million jobs in the second quarter following the February military coup that crippled an economy already weakened by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). “Myanmar was already facing economic stress with jobs and livelihoods under threat as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Donglin Li, the […]

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