Six travel workers, from a cruise ship crewmember in Manila to a tour bus driver in East Jerusalem, share how the prolonged shutdown has upended their lives.
Tag: Unemployment
Why Suicide Rose Among Japanese Women During the Pandemic
Job losses, urban isolation, household burdens: Covid-19 has compounded the pressures on women, raising alarms in a country that has worked to reduce some of the world’s highest suicide rates.
China Expands Grad Schools as the Young Seek Jobs
The government is expanding university capacity, but some young people worry that the option will only postpone a crisis stemming from a shortage of well-paying work.
How 8 Countries Have Tried to Keep Artists Afloat During Panemic
Governments around the world have tried to support the arts during the pandemic, some more generously than others.
Iraq, Struggling to Pay Debts and Salaries, Plunges Into Economic Crisis
Oil-rich Iraq, its economy hobbled by neglect and corruption, has devalued its currency and had its imported electricity cut off for nonpayment.
A Job That Isn’t Hard to Get in a Pandemic: Swindlers’ Unwitting Helper
Criminals are increasingly using people like Denise Newton to move their money, just as many have lost their jobs and are vulnerable.
‘It’s Time for a Change’: Workers Idled by the Virus Try New Careers
Facing a loss of hours, unsecured wages and slow reopenings, some unemployed Britons are reconsidering their livelihoods.
Abductions, Censorship and Layoffs: Pakistani Critics Are Under Siege
Recent abductions of a journalist and an activist have underscored Pakistan’s worsening rights conditions as the country’s security forces pressure the news media and human rights groups.
With Tourists Gone, Bali Workers Return to Farms and Fishing
Many resort workers have gone home to villages and small towns, taking up traditional ways of earning a living to feed themselves and their families.
Britain Plans Incentives to Bring Its Workers Back
Fearing layoffs as a furlough program expires, the government is prodding businesses to coax their staff members to return — and consumers to eat out.