Today is May 1st Labor Day, but for grassroots workers, the economic impact of the epidemic is eliminating all employment expectations.
A labor union released the latest survey of wage earners under the epidemic, and found that 71% of the respondents' employment situation was affected by the epidemic, and they were forced to take unpaid leave, reduced wages, started work but no labor, and even forced to resign, and the group with super high income , the higher the proportion of financial difficulties, the trade union suggests that the government should set up unemployment assistance without asset inspection, and distribute 10,000 yuan of consumer coupons with additional cash, so that migrant workers can get through the current difficulties.
Performance jobs, aviation and teaching workers lose income amid pandemic
From March 23 to April 17, the Retail, Commercial and Garment General Union interviewed 273 working people through electronic questionnaires or social platforms to understand their employment status under the epidemic. The respondents came from retail, clerical, security, escort In different industries such as monthly workers, domestic helpers, online shopping, catering, nursing, insurance, etc., 59.1% of the respondents had an income of less than $15,000, 28.2% had an income of between 15,001 and 30,000 yuan, and 9.9% had an income of more than 30,000 yuan.
The survey found that the employment situation of 71.8% of the respondents was affected by the epidemic, mainly involving being forced to take unpaid leave or advance annual leave (30.4%), being cut wages or working hours (21.4%), having started work but no labor (12.5%) , were fired (12.5%) and forced to resign (5.4%).
50.6% of the respondents have decreased their income in the last three months, and 15.5% have no income at all, mainly involving performers, aviation industry and teaching workers.
Many people failed to find their ideal jobs and turned to job fairs to find their luck.
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Higher incomes are more likely to experience financial hardship
If the respondents are grouped by income, 36.6% of those with a monthly income of less than 10,000 have financial difficulties, 36.6% of those with a monthly income of 10,000 to 15,000, and 42.4% of those with a monthly income of more than 20,000 yuan It means that the economy is in very serious difficulties, reflecting that the higher the income, the more likely it is to experience economic difficulties under the epidemic.
94.4% of the respondents believed that the government should provide more financial support to the working class.
Zhang Lixia, director-general of the Retail, Commercial and Garment General Union, said that the number of unemployed people has increased sharply in recent months, and some employees who have been planted have been unemployed for more than three months. Wider application limits for unemployment benefits, including the removal of the wage ceiling for unemployment benefits, exemption from the means-tested income test, a subsidy amount equivalent to 80% of the regular wage, and a wage subsidy cap of $16,000.
She also suggested an additional $10,000 in direct cash assistance, which is believed to be more in line with the living needs of the people.
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