New Delhi, April 9 -- The coronavirus crisis may push 40 crore Indians working in the informal sector further into poverty. The International Labour Organization (ILO) in its report titled 'ILO Monitor 2nd edition: COVID-19 and the world of work', says the pandemic is likely to wipe out 19.5 crore full time jobs or 6.7% of working hours globally in the second half of the year. It said that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting 2.7 billion workers globally due to lockdowns.
Describing the coronavirus pandemic as "the worst global crisis since World War II", the report says about 40 crore workers in India working in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into poverty.
"In India, with a share of almost 90 per cent of people working ...