Postcards: As a “green stimulus”, Pakistan sets virus-idled to work planting trees
RINA SAEED KHAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Pakistan’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami program is providing jobs during the coronavirus economic contraction…
One in three Americans found losing work, income due to coronavirus
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Almost one-third of Americans have lost work or income due to the coronavirus, especially low-income earners, by getting fired, laid off or having their hours cut, research showed on Monday. Gallup, a US-based polling company, found 30 per cent of adults in America – a nation with nearly 256 […]
Women bear brunt of US job losses in coronavirus crisis
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Women have lost the lion’s share of US jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said on Thursday, as family responsibilities and the industries they dominate make them especially vulnerable. Two out of every three new jobless claims in the 17 US states studied were from women, said The Fuller […]