COVID-19 is Sending Millions of Overseas Workers Back into Southeast Asia’s Rural Areas
With the right policies, enough jobs can be created to employ returning workers and creating the opportunity for a new era in agricultural entrepreneurship in the region.
Rethinking Work-From-Home After COVID-19
The implications of working from home on costs, productivity, and work-life balance are just now being understood by workers and companies around the world. Will this new awareness transcend the pandemic?
再思考：新冠疫情过后居家办公
世界各地的职员和公司现在才逐渐明白居家办公对成本、生产力以及工作—生活的平衡意味着什么。这种新的认识能否跨越疫情期？
如何避免产生“封锁的一代”
虽然比起成年人，年轻人的失业速度更快，但有针对性的政策有利于他们重新涉入劳动力市场。
How to Avoid Creating a “Lockdown Generation”
Young people are losing jobs faster than adults, but targeted policies can help them re-engage with the labor market.
COVID-19 Increases the Urgency to Upgrade Skills and Prepare for a New World of Work
In Sri Lanka, an effort to match education with the skills needed in the workplace provides valuable lessons for the future of work.
Protecting the Remittance Lifeline from COVID-19’s Economic Fallout
Families throughout Asia and the Pacific rely on money sent by relatives overseas. These remittances are threatened by the pandemic but policy actions can help.
Tracking COVID-19’s Devastating Toll on Asia’s Remittances
Our research indicates that the global economy could lose more than $100 billion in remittances. Governments need to act fast to protect the most vulnerable in society from this loss of vital income.
COVID-19 is a Serious Blow to the Remittances That Millions of Families Depend Upon
The pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis for overseas workers and the remittances they send home. But with the right actions by governments, it could also be a chance for long-term change.
Protecting Construction Workers from Coronavirus
COVID-19 has highlighted the need to routinely inspect construction sites including camps and address any overcrowding and unsanitary conditions.