youth employment

Cambodia: Govt. takes measures to cover 20% of minimum wages for workers/employees in the tourism sector as Covid-19 causes financial losses

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (03.04.2020) The government announced ... a measure to assist minimum wage workers employed in the tourism sector amid COVID-19 fears. It said in a statement the government will pay 20 percent of the workers’ minimum wages as the tourism sector deals with loss of income. The statement said the financial measure will apply to those who are suspended from their jobs at hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and travel agencies.

Regions / Country
cambodia
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Document Type

Australia: Gradual return of mutual obligation requirements

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Department of Education, Skills and Employment (28.07.2020) Mutual obligation requirements will continue to be gradually introduced. From 4 August 2020, job seekers must be willing to accept any offer of suitable paid work and penalties will now apply if a job seeker refuses a job without a reasonable excuse.

Regions / Country
australia
Topics
Unemployment
COVID-19
Document Type

Australia: JobKeeper extension

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Treasury.gov.au (21.07.2020) On 21 July, the Government announced it is extending the JobKeeper Payment until 28 March 2021 and is targeting support to those businesses and not-for-profits which continue to be significantly impacted by the Coronavirus. From 28 September 2020, eligibility for the JobKeeper Payment will be based on actual turnover in the relevant periods, the payment will be stepped down and paid at two rates.

Regions / Country
australia
Topics
Unemployment
Extension of coverage
Document Type

Republic of Korea: Job maintenance cost loan project

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The Ministry of Employment and Labor (30.07.2020) The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation announced that they will accept the loan maintenance project for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with no financial resources due to the temporary management difficulties following the spread of Corona 19.

Regions / Country
korea, Republic of
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Employment policies
COVID-19
Financial crisis
Document Type

Republic of Korea: Newly established an Emergency livelihood fund loan program for construction workers

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Ministry of Employment and Labor (30.03.2020) Construction workers are being hit hard by the spread of Covid-19 due to delayed contracts and construction suspensions. Zero-interest loans will be provided to construction workers from mid-April to help their livelihoods, with individual loans capped at KRW 2 million.

Regions / Country
korea, Republic of
Topics
Unemployment
Employment of young workers
Financial crisis
Document Type

Republic of Korea: Emergency livelihood aid for Workers on unpaid leave

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Ministry of Employment and Labor (30.03.2020) ‘Special Regional Employment Support Aid' will be given to 100 thousand workers, at the rate of KRW 500 thousand a month / ‘Emergency Welfare Aid’ of an average of KRW 650 thousand a month (for a month+α) will be provided.

17 administrative regions will provide 100 thousand workers on unpaid leave with monthly emergency livelihood aid of KRW 500,000 for up to two months, starting April.

Regions / Country
korea, Republic of
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Document Type

New Caledonia: Reinforced partial unemployment "Covid-19 allowance"

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Government of New Caledonia (16.07.2020) Covid-19 allowance has been extended for companies durably affected by the health crisis for a period of three months, from 1 st June 2020 to 31 August 2020 with the possibility of extending it for another three months. The amount is 100% of the salary for employees remunerated at the guaranteed minimum hourly wage of the sector of activity concerned, and 70% of the last gross salary within the limit of 4.5 times the minimum wage in other cases.

Regions / Country
New Caledonia
Topics
Employment
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Shocks & extreme events
COVID-19
Financial crisis
Document Type

Réunion: Regional safeguard fund

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Réunion Region (18.05.2020) This fund is part of a principle of subsidiarity, in addition to the other mechanisms operated by the State and the local authorities, and must allow “last resort” intervention. It is therefore mobilized if: • the applicant does not have access to a bank loan or to other support tools offered by the State, the Region (rebound loan) or other communities, • the other support tools did not meet the cash flow requirements.

It is an Advance of 10,000 € - repayable in 3 years, including 1 year deferred No Guarantee - Interest rate = 0%

Regions / Country
Réunion
Global challenges
Topics
Shocks & extreme events
COVID-19
Financial crisis
Document Type

Réunion: Regional solidarity fund

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Réunion region (13.04.2020) Regional solidarity fund, the amount of which varies from 1000 to 2500 €, benefits Reunion VSEs, micro-entrepreneurs and independent professions included. It is open to companies with less than 10 employees whose turnover is less than € 500,000 and which, during the confinement period , have been forced to close or have suffered a loss of turnover of up to minus 20%.

Regions / Country
Réunion
Topics
Employment
COVID-19
Document Type

Réunion: Extension of the open-ended employment system to new integration pathways

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State services in Reunion Island (23.07.2020) In the current context of emerging from the crisis and resumption of activity, the Petrel plan (Priorities and gathering for local employment in Reunion Island) has been revised and updated in order to best respond to the integration difficulties of the most vulnerable groups. distant from employment and to the recruitment needs of companies.

Regions / Country
Réunion
Topics
Disability
Employment
COVID-19
Document Type