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World Service,01 Aug 2020,53 mins

The Radical Plan To Tackle Mass Unemployment

Business Weekly

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It’s estimated that a quarter of a billion people could lose their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On Business Weekly we ask whether governments need to rethink the way they deal with mass unemployment. We also head to the salt flats of Bolivia to find out whether the untapped lithium reserves there will be a blessing or a curse for the South American country. Plus, we’ll discover why you’ll need to bring a coat if you go out for coffee in France and find out why doctors are putting pictures of themselves in bikinis on social media. Presented by Lucy Burton. Photo: A man stands in front of the closed offices of the New York State Department of Labour (Credit: Getty Images).

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