In pandemic-era Philippines, women, youth bore brunt of job losses — ADB

Ramon Royandoyan – Philstar.com December 16, 2021 | 3:05pm MANILA, Philippines — The Filipino youth and women endured much of job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, a new report from the Asian Development Bank revealed. As it is, the country’s workforce, where millions were left unemployed as a result of the economic downturn from the pandemic, has yet to recoup its losses. In the report released on Thursday, the Manila-based lender noted the extent to which these vulnerable sectors bore the brunt of job losses in the Southeast Asian region, which was most visible in…

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