OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

ARTICLE

Responses to a pandemic at work

Read thearticle published by the ILOabout the COVID-19 pandemic, which discusses the virus's global impact on economies and labour markets, and includes policy recommendations to lessen its effects. From your reading of the article, and your own experiences of the pandemic, discuss the following:

1) What would be your considerations, and possible measures, as a manager of a company in fighting such an outbreak?

2) In your opinion, how will the aftermath of a pandemic influence South Africa's and the world's economy, and the world of work in general?

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