| Abstract [eng] |
The COVID-19 pandemic seriously affected national labor markets and their segments. While managing a crisis, measures to mitigate the looming economic downturn must be taken on time, without waiting for the situation to worsen. In this case, measures that have a instant impact on the economy and the population are especially impor - tant. Particular attention must be paid to measures that maintain or increase the employment of the population. The purpose of this article is to examine the main measures to overcome or mitigate the labor market crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which were taken in EU countries, including Lithuania, from the perspective of International Labour Standards. The review is intended to introduce measures aimed at preventing, overcoming, and stabilizing the labor market crisis. The following categories of measures were singled out: labor force mobili - zation, incentives, and remuneration for workers providing necessary services, changes in work procedures, redistribution of workers, and reorientation of production. The work presents qualitative data collected by Eurofound COVID-19 EU Policy Watch and other international organizations (International Labor Organization, European Commission), and presents insights from scientific research (Eurofound, 2020; Chetty et al., 2020; Collins et al., 2020; Ghellab et al., 2022). |
