Global Unemployment to Reach 208 Mln by 2015: ILO

　　An annual report issued by the International Labor¹ Organization says global unemployment is estimated to rise from the current 200 million to almost 208 million by 2015.

 

　　CRI's Wei Tong has more.

 

　　The annual World of Work Report is a comprehensive analysis of recent labor market and social trends.

 

　　It assesses risks of social unrest and presents employment projections² for the years to come.

 

　　The recovery in employment for most emerging and developing countries has undergone a faster pace than advanced economies such as many of the eurozone nations.

 

　　The report also shows that investments in developing economies in 2012 only accounted for one third of the world's total amount, which resulted in loss of job opportunities.

 

　　Raymond Torres, the director for the International Institute for Labor Studies, explains.

 

　　"The first point from the report is that the recovery is very uneven³ both across countries and within countries. On the one hand, some emerging and developing countries like China, India, some Latin American countries, more recently sub-Saharan are growing again. Their employment performance has improved also. On the other hand, less good news is a majority of advanced economies as well as Arab countries are still struggling with crisis. Growth there is very little and sometimes negative. Some of them suffer very much recession, for example in southern Europe. In addition, unemployment not only remains⁴ high but in some countries is accelerating."

 

　　A continuous growth in global unemployment has been predicted in the years to come, with an estimated 208 million people expected to be without work by 2015.

 

　　The report also estimates a widening income inequality and the gap between rich and poor in most economies.

 

　　It's something that has led Raymond Torres to stress on the need to map out long-term strategies to help the crisis.

 

　　"Finally the third point is the long-term (measures). Much of the strategy until now has been short-term measures. To address the crisis, there is a long-term challenge to repair the economic and social fabric⁵. From the economic point of view, profits have retrieved⁶ their pre-crisis situation profits of large enterprises. But investment is not picking up fast. There is a disconnection between profits and investments."

 

　　The report also addressed serious concerns over unemployment among the youth, which lead to further social instability.

 

　　"Youth unemployment is high and growing including in countries that is expanding fast, like Turkey, like China. In China, for example this year, the expectation is almost seven million young people will enter the labor market. The challenge is to provide jobs, good jobs, decent jobs to these people."

 

　　And it's a challenge expected to only grow further in stature⁷, with the global unemployment figures expected to rise by 8 million in the next two years to 208 Million by 2015.

 

　　It shows that the unemplyment levels throughout the world have far from returned to pre-crisis levels.

 

　　And the uneven performances among the various countries and regions, leaves the possibility open of the problem only getting even worse, unless tackled head on.

 

　　For CRI, I am Wei Tong.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 projections   

预测( projection的名词复数 )； 投影； 投掷； 突起物

参考例句：

• Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
• The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。

3 uneven   

adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的

参考例句：

• The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
• The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

6 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

7 stature   

n.（高度）水平，（高度）境界，身高，身材

参考例句：

• He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
• The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。