According to the statistics provided by the Worldometer (2020), more than two million people have been infected worldwide with the COVID-19 up to mid-April. China adopted stringent quarantine/social distancing policies to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, which have been followed by other states, and, consequently, many workers have lost their jobs. The International Labour Organization (2020) estimates are that as many as 25 million people could become unemployed, with a loss of workers' income of as much as USD 3.4 trillion. Even though some states have provided these unemployed workers with financial assistance, it will be hard to fundamentally solve this problem. This blog mainly examines the unemployment crisis in China, introduces the country's regulations concerning unemployment...
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