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Coronavirus pandemic adversely affecting women workers: ILO

by Shrutika Lodhi
August 23, 2020
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Recently International Labour Organisation (ILO) said, “The Coronavirus pandemic has been seen affecting women workers lately and governments should prioritize policies that offset the effects the crisis is having on their jobs.”

Valeria Esquivel, ILO senior employment policies and gender officer said

Before the onset of Coronavirus, many women were excluded from the labor market. The pandemic has made things much worse, “It is disproportionately affecting women workers who are losing their jobs at a greater speed than men. More women than men work in sectors that have been hard hit by the economic fallout from pandemics like tourism, hospitality, and garment sector.”

Esquivel said large numbers of domestic workers most of whom are women are also at risk of losing their jobs. The vast majority of health workers are women which raises the risk of them catching the virus.

Moreover, she said, the fragility of their employment situation coupled with reduced access to labour and social protection has meant that women have found they are particularly vulnerable to the pandemic, even in sectors which until now have experienced less disruption.

Coronavirus pandemic adversely affecting women workers: ILO

Governments should prevent women from losing their jobs by implementing policies that keep them in work as women have a harder time than men in getting back to paid work once crises have passed, said Esquivel.

Public employment services that connect job seekers with employers can help women find jobs in essential products and services. Expenditure cuts in public services have a disproportionate effect on women and children. That is why it is important to avoid cuts in health and education budgets, wages, and pensions.

Improving their working conditions will have a significant impact on many women workers, given the large numbers who work in the care sector.

“Governments need to pro-actively counterbalance the effects of the Coronavirus crisis on women. From a broader perspective, macroeconomic stimulus packages must continue to support and create jobs for women,” said Esquivel.

Policies should focus on hard-hit sectors that employ large numbers of women along with measures that help close their skill gaps and contribute to removing practical barriers to entry, she added.

Shrutika Lodhi

Shrutika Lodhi

Shrutika is a content writer and strategist who has been academically inclined towards Humanities and is an ardent reader with communication as her forte. She likes applying feminist ethics that redefine traditional narratives. Pursuing her degree in field Psychology, English, and Sociology she emphasizes the need to understand behavioral psychology and changing trends and norms of the world.

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