Coronavirus inflicts 'triple shock' on young people, ILO says

Labor body highlights falling employment, education and job prospects

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A man wearing mask is seen in Bangkok on March 5. The Asia and Pacific region could suffer a quarterly decline in working hours of 10% in the April-June period. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

GWEN ROBINSON, Nikkei Asian Review editor-at-large

BANGKOK -- The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting a "triple shock" on young people globally, particularly women, and is having a harsh impact on Asia's job market, according to new research by the International Labour Organization.

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