THE Covid-19 pandemic has created multiple crises — a morbidity and mortality crisis due to exposure to the virus; an economic crisis stemming from forced global lockdowns; and, a crisis that has revealed the very cracks of society to us, particularly when it comes to social protection.
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Covid-19 economic crisis is likely to cost over 195 million jobs, with developing countries such as Malaysia the most affected.