Global economic slowdown ‘to force more workers into poorly paid jobs’

International Labour Organization expects to see workers pushed into informal employment in 2023

More workers will be forced to accept lower quality and poorly paid jobs this year as a result of the global economic slowdown, according to a report from the International Labour Organization (ILO).

In its latest assessment of the state of the labour market, the Geneva-based ILO warned that high and persistent" uncertainty over the state of the global economy was depressing business investment, eroding real wages and pushing workers back into informal employment, which can involve street vending, housekeeping or picking through landfills.