The state labour union voiced out that gig workers should have stronger worker protection and labour rights.
In 2021, there will be 13 million fewer employed women as compared to 2019, said the International Labour Organisation.
Some 213,000 people are still out of jobs, but this is 20,200 fewer than the preceding quarter, as Hong Kong’s labour market continues to recover.
This comes after the country’s minimum wage commission set the new minimum wage rate at 9,160 won (US$7.94) per hour for 2022.
The proportion of people working completely remotely in a recent week in July stood at 11.6%, down from 18.5% in April.
The surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged at 5.2%, down 0.6 percentage points year-on-year, as China’s economic recovery continues to gain pace.
However, underemployment crept up by 0.5% to 7.9% as the economy responded to lockdowns in the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
The financial aid will apply to companies in the sectors of construction, hotels, food services, art, entertainment and recreation in affected provinces.
Some 30% of gig workers estimated their hourly wage after expenses to be between NZ$18.90 and 2021’s scheduled minimum wage of NZ$20.
The payout will be on top of the RM$1,000 assistance which was credited to the companies’ bank accounts in mid-June this year.
In the hospitality sector, women-led firms saw a 68% fall in anticipated sales, a higher figure compared to men-led firms, reported the World Bank.
The Malaysian Employers Federation also proposed the set up of a platform to record, monitor and report adverse events related to the COVID-19 vaccinations.
South Korea ranks 30th place out of 36 OECD countries, and falls behind Japan, New Zealand, and Australia.
The programme is to be implemented for four months from August 1st, and would be open to all economic sectors in the first two months.
Both men and women are less likely to leave their jobs for family reasons, as they juggled more childcare with work from home commitments.
The alliance urged the government to change its strategy as very little improvement has been made with regards to the COVID-19 case daily tally.
Consultation for the trial programme will open this month, and the scheme is slated to start in early 2022.
Last year, economic contributions from the sector had already expanded by 4.8%, as digitalisation gains pace in Singapore.
Between January and April this year, entrepreneurs aged 30 and under started 59,000 enterprises over the period, an increase of almost 20% year-on-year.
Workers will now be eligible for handouts of up to NT$20,000 in subsidies over four months if they find a new full-time job.
The new measures will allow parents to qualify for paternity, maternity and adoption benefits of up to S$30,000, depending on their income.
The funds have been channelled to 75,262 employers, allowing them to maintain employment of 659,066 workers.
There were 75,000 connections made between jobseekers and employers in June, with a total of 34,212 job seekers newly registered.
Under the proposal, large employers would be able to act as vaccine hubs, granted indemnity to vaccinate staff and collect employees’ vaccination records.
The facility aims to provide relief and support the recovery of SMEs in the services sector, and brings the total allocation to RM$6 billion.
Beginning July 1, public sector workers will have access to 14 weeks of paid parental leave in the state of New South Wales.
A US$500 million World Bank programme will invest in social protection schemes for urban informal workers, gig-workers, and migrants.
A large portion of the extra budget will be used to support small businesses, provide cash handouts to households and help struggling job seekers.
The Skills Priority List, which provides a future demand rating for occupations nationwide, will be used to enact relevant employment policies.
The payout will cover over 690,000 employees across six high-risk provinces, paying out half their wages with a cap of 7,500 baht.