Up to 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide at the heart of the COVID-19 crisis is a latest profound statistic from the ILO in these unprecedented times.
In the last couple of weeks or so, countries have put on a tough resolve to control the spread of the pandemic. Measures to reduce travelling and most governments asking their citizens to work from home have seen the rise of lockdowns to control movements.
But while the world puts on an aggressive fight to solve this health crisis, economically, the pandemic has immensely affected low and middle-income countries. For countries such as Kenya, the spotlight has first shone on low-income families from the cut flower industry as flower farms let go of 30,000 workers due to the plummet of flower exports to Europe.