G20 seeks to prop up labour market amid virus crisis | Malay Mail

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RIYADH, April 24 — G20 labour and employment ministers pledged yesterday to prop up the labour market as the coronavirus pandemic hits jobs and output around the world. “We cannot allow Covid-19 to widen inequalities, including gender inequalities, in the labor market and erode progress made...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attending the G20's video conference meeting in Brasilia March 26, 2020. — Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency handout via AFP

“We cannot allow Covid-19 to widen inequalities, including gender inequalities, in the labor market and erode progress made thus far,” the ministers said after a virtual meeting hosted by the group’s current president Saudi Arabia. “Measures will be developed in accordance with national circumstances and may include cash transfers, tax credits, grants, loans, and wage subsidies.”

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