that's according to the international labour organization, who say informal workers have already beenbbc‘s population reporter stephanie hegarty spoke with people in four different countries who used to get by on a daily wage, but since lockdown are struggling just to eat. food is not something that these people used to worry about. this pandemic doesn't treat everyone equally. when you're living on a daily wage, being out of work means no money forfood. this is not animals, this is hungry people! their world is being ripped from under them. the international labour organization says that 1.6 billion people could be out of work as a result of this pandemic. that's half the world's workers. rosa and her daughter were let go from theirjobs as domestic cleaners. with no pay, now they rely on a food bank. speaks spanish governments all over the world have plans to help people on the breadline, but it's not getting to some fast enough. and there aren't always food banks to fill the gap. it can be a choice between respecting the lockdown or trying to survive. we wanted to speak to anju agai

we heard from the international labour 0rganisation heard from the international labour organisationntioned their figure of half the world's workers being out of a job if we are not careful. everyone wants a global coordinated response and we have had weeks and months now of this coronavirus crisis. where is the global response? i think we live in a time where numbers can really be numbing but it was really staggering. have of the world's workers at many of them are the kind of workers that we were talking about. 1.6 billion in the informal economy, as we say. and to mouth, daily wages. if they don't have daily wages they do not eat. there has been a chorus of voices since the beginning of this pandemic saying that if the global north wants to survive this and recover the global south has to be brought along at the same time and the un secretary general spoke to the bbc this weekend bemoaned the that power and leadership had not come together to galvanise the world for a coordinated response to this and the acting president of the un security council was even more damning. he said it

we‘ll come to those in a minute — but first, have a listen to this from the international labour 0rganisation 305 million full—time job equivalents around the world compared to the end of last year. we have never seen this before. we have never seen this scale ofjob loss. it absolutely blasts away what happened in 2008 to 2010. i think the question is looking forward how soon is this going to bottom out and how quickly will they come back. that of course depends on a large number of factors and a great deal of uncertainty. next, let‘s hear from the world‘s biggest employment agency, ranstad, on which sectors are faring the worst. most of the people we see losing theirjobs claiming unemployment at the moment is in hospitality, retail, entertainment, travel, those sectors, airlines of course, but also automotive. this is a sector that was already in decline in europe. so with covid, it has decreased. there are also other sectors which are growing. anything online — logistics, food suppliers, supermarkets — big boom in the beginning of the crisis but now stabilising. governmental support handlin

on foot are the only options. 122 million workers have lost theirjobs since march and the international labouration has warned that nearly 400 million workers are at risk of being pushed deeper into poverty during this crisis. even lower incomejobs like pinky's are on the line. translation: there are no savings to depend on. we have to work every day so that we can afford food and basic living. and it's notjust those already in the job market, with millionsjoining india's workforce every month, the pandemic‘s economic cost on india's youth maybe irreversible. the long—term damage is youngsters who are unable to find jobs today are unable to save for tomorrow. so the country is going to see a large population with no incomes and no savings. 60 million people who lost theirjobs last month were below the age of 30. before the lockdown, this ao—year—old used to make ends meet by driving an auto rickshaw. despite being a phd scholar, he has struggled to find a suitable job for years. translation: i have got a masters degree, a bachelors in education, five of my research papers have been published,

on foot are the only options. 122 million workers have lost theirjobs since march and the international labourion has warned that nearly 400 million workers are at risk of being pushed deeper into poverty during this crisis. even lower income jobs like this one are on the line. translation: there are no savings to depend on. we have to work every day so depend on. we have to work every day so that we can afford food and basic living. and it's notjust those already in thejob living. and it's notjust those already in the job market, with millions joining already in the job market, with millionsjoining india's already in the job market, with millions joining india's workforce every month, the pandemic‘s economic cost on india's youth maybe irredeemable. the young term -- long—term... is irredeemable. the young term -- long—term. .. is unable irredeemable. the young term -- long—term... is unable to save it tomorrow so the country will see a large population with no income and no saving. 60 million people lost theirjobs last month were below the age of 30. before the lockdown, this 40—year—old use

the international labour organisation says 81% of the world's 3.3 billion workers have had their workplaceic about, there is one glimmer of positive news — climate researchers say there has been a sharp fall in co2 emissions during the pandemic lockdown. the question is, will this be seen as an opportunity to build on, or will we return to our old behaviours once we start properly emerging from the shutdown? we can talk now to university of east anglia's climate change science professor, corrine le quere, who leads that research, and from toronto in canada, we'rejoined by former mayor of that city, david miller, who is now director of international diplomacy at the c40 cities, a global coalition of mayors promoting climate action. what was that drop? not by itself. but the way people now go back to work and the government putting on their economic stimulus package, this could make a big difference. which pandemic policies should city's keep? first we have a concern about the pandemic. but thinking about the pandemic. but thinking about how to recover from the pandemic they are looking at p

let's get more on the employment situation in asia with sara elder, a senior economist at the international labour. how do you see economies in asia coming out of this? well, i... for every positive thing we're seeing we're seeing five negative signals. so i think this is going to be a long and slow recovery. we see for example, production in china are heating up, which is very good news. but if you dig a bit deeper, you will see that is actually a fulfilling of existing orders that were blocked during the time of the lockdown and now they are catching up but not exactly new orders coming in. the negative sign think we had yesterday that japan is now officially in recession, the first time since 2015. most negative is how harshly this is impacting the workers and the livelihood of workers and the livelihood of workers around the region. how would this region's recovery, when it comes, compare with the us and the uk? historically, there has been a great deal of resilience among the asian relation and economies, but i think this time it is going to bea think this time it is going to be a bit harsher

we'll come to those in a minute — but first, have a listen to this from the international labour 0rganisationn the us or the uk which you mentioned. the global figure that we estimate for the second quarter of the year points to a loss of 305 million full—time job equivalents around the world compared to the end of last year. we have never seen this before. we have never seen this scale ofjob loss. it absolutely blasts away what happened in 2008 to 2010. i think the question is looking forward how soon is this going to bottom out and how quickly will they come back. that of course depends on a large number of factors and a great deal of uncertainty. let's talk in more detail now about the latest unemployment figures for the uk. these are the first set of figures that have been directly affected by the coronavirus lockdown. 2.1 million people claimed unemployment benefits in april — that's an increase of over eight hundred and 50 thousand. and the number ofjob vacancies fell by nearly a quarter to 637,000 in the three months to april. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has warned that there's no gua

. >> director general of the international labour organization. thank you for your time.ou, david. >> thank you. we will talk with a kentucky lawmaker trying to figure out what china did about the pandemic. that is next on bloomberg television and radio. ♪ david: china continues to crack down on hong kong even as president trump says they have not been straight with us about the coronavirus. a task force to look at that very subject and we welcome someone assigned to the task force, a republican congressman. us.k you for being with what do we not know about what happens with this virus? >> this is an important task force to investigate not only china's role in the orchards of the coronavirus, but on the covid-19 fire us and the and the disinformation campaign that allowed the virus to spread -- to spread globally. but also the clear and present efforts of china to displace the united states as the world's superpower and the serious risks the chinese communist party poses not only to the united states but to the global community. conduct they the are engaged in. what you a

that's according to the international labour organization, who say informal workers have already been in four different countries who used to get by on a daily wage, but since lockdown are struggling just to eat. food is not something that these people used to worry about. this pandemic doesn't treat everyone equally. when you're living on a daily wage, being out of work means no money forfood. this is not animals, this is hungry people! their world is being ripped from under them. the international labour 0rganization says that 1.6 billion people could be out of work as a result of this pandemic. that's half the world's workers. rosa and her daughter were let go from theirjobs as domestic cleaners. with no pay, now they rely on a food bank. governments all over the world have plans to help people on the breadline, but it's not getting to some fast enough. and there aren't always food banks to fill the gap. it can be a choice between respecting the lockdown or trying to survive. we wanted to speak to anju again, but she left the city to her parents' village, where at least she can gro

on foot are the only options. 122 million workers have lost theirjobs since march and the international laboure line. translation: there are no savings to depend on. we have to work every day so that we can afford food and basic living. and it's notjust those already in the job market. with millionsjoining india's workforce every month, the pandemic‘s economic cost on india's youth may be irreversible. the long—term damage is youngsters who are unable to find jobs today are unable to save for tomorrow. so the country is going to see a large population with low incomes and no savings. 60 million people who lost theirjobs last month were below the age of 30. before the lockdown, 40—year—old chandra ka nt gajbha re used to make ends meet by driving an auto rickshaw. despite being a phd scholar, he has struggled to find a suitable job for years. translation: i have got a masters degree, a bachelors in education, five of my research papers have been published and my phd is in its last stage. and now, the lockdown has meant he too is without an income. as india fights covid—19, the fate of millions

the international labour organisation says that 1.6 billion people could be out of work as a result of pay. now they rely on a food bank. governments all over the world have plans to help people on the breadline, but it's not getting to some fast enough. and there aren't a lwa ys some fast enough. and there aren't always food banks to fill the gap. it can be a choice between respecting the lockdown, or trying to survive. we wa nted we wanted to speak to this woman again but she left the city for her pa rents again but she left the city for her parents village, where at least you can grow something to eat. this family can rely on friends for now but they are also on the edge. they have had nothing from the government so far. lockdown restrictions have cut this woman from her local market, and stocking up from her local market, and stocking up is not an option. as lockdowns go into their second month, the next problem is keeping a roof over their head. the reports of coronavirus patients dying alone without their families because of social distancing measures is tragic, but it is equally

you don't think anything it is about that internal review of anti—semitism in labour's ranks?” but i haven't spoken to her since news brokejust a few ago. but she has taken up the role, at what was clearly a difficult time for the labour party. she has done a terrificjob and she feels that this is the appropriate moment for somebody else to take over and help them in that transition was not i'm sure she will, but she needs to think what is next for her in her own life and all i can do is wish her well and thank her for her incredible service. andy mcdonald, it is good to talk to you and thank you for your time. in the past hour the membership of the scientific group advising the uk government's response to the coronavirus has been published. the group's membership had been kept secret to this point and the government has been under pressure to give more detail of who has been advising the government. our political correspondent helen catt is at westminster. well, up until now we haven't had a full list of the members of sage and actually we still don't have a full list and that

it follows pressure from the labour leader and also tory backbenchers. the international of the international type —— the financial times focuses on hong kong says china risks reigniting protest by imposing security law. the paper also has a story, in fact a headline on coronavirus, securing millions of doses of an imprisoned vaccine. the mail asks could this be the biggest virus hope we have had pondering if the antibody test, together with a 20 minute swab test, could get the nation back to work. the mirror is taking on the roll—out of the antibody test, says it could bea game of the antibody test, says it could be a game changer in the fight against the virus. the times says the so—called immunity certificates to free people from social distancing are being considered again by ministers alongside its main picture, sun—seekers could return a locked down to square one. similar theme in the telegraph. a police spot checks to enforce quarantine, the paper says mps will be asked to support new quarantine measures for all international rivals, it will give police the power t

an independent review by the government internal audit agency similarly showed the claims made by the labour consider this was a waste of police time." at least eighty four people are now known to have died in one of the most powerful cyclones to hit india and bangladesh for years. cyclone amphan uprooted thousands of trees, brought down electricity and telephone lines — and flattened houses in the indian states of west bengal and odissa, and south—west bangladesh. yoghita limaye reports from mumbai. it hit west bengal on wednesday evening, and then plundered through the state for hours. in the morning, this is what the region's biggest city looked like. kolkata ravaged by what many residents say is the worst storm they have experienced. it started being really scary when these trees started cracking. they fell and we understood something big had happened. parts of the city are underwater, including the airport. everything gone. across the border in bangladesh, more destruction. both countries have a lot of experience dealing with cyclones, they develop each year in the bay of bengal and eva

international labor organization has expressed deep concern. nikhil inamdar arm der amid a nationwide lockdown, protests across india. union workers rallying against proposed suspensions of laboure hidden behind the excuse of a pandemic to destroy rights that took 150 years to achieve. the changes proposed are sweeping in nature. they include scrapping laws that require companies to provide employees with basic amenities, such as lights, ventilation and rest rooms, weakening workers' rights to form unions or raise industrial disputes, and allowing employers to increase working hours. many in india inc have welcomed the changes. most of the laws in the country are archaic in nature so they are suddenly needed to be changed. it is a significant move. but business tycoons like rajiv bajaj, who heads one of india's biggest vehicle makers, warns world—class businesses cannot be built with third class policies. india has some of the strictest labour laws in the region and, for years, businesses have asked for reforms, saying they are too restrictive and hurt the country's competitiveness. the new changes are meant to help businesses who have been hurt by this lockdown and attract for

the socialist tick labour party was the first national party to include ballot secrecy international platform, they did so in 1885. a rush of legislation between 1888 in 1890, and finally separating employers from employees when they went to the polls. those laws were not passed and all states. particularly in the south, secret ballot logs lag. north carolina did not pass a secret ballot law until 1929. but also secret ballot laws are not necessarily useful to protect against generalize forms of intimidation. they don't really protect african americans going to the polls, they protect specific workers from their specific employers. it breaks the chain of information. the secret ballot laws will never be effective at preventing generalize intimidation. but after all, that's what they were assigned to do. we talk about secret ballot laws, my research argues that we should remember what they were first and acted to do. to prevent bribery, and this chain of knowledge between the employer and employee but how they were voting. especially now as they are doing away with ballot secrecy in a