State Policy towards Labour Market Changes Caused by COVID-19

Abstract

— The aim of the paper is to present strategies for minimising negative effects of the crisis caused by COVID-19 by state authorities of non-European countries in the first months after the announce-ment of the pandemic� The focus is on employment and labour market policy instruments� The research is comparative in its nature and was conducted using the desk research and discourse analysis methods� The source/unit in the analysis were the rapid assessments of the employment impacts of COVID-19 submitted to the International Labour Organisation� The study did not cover European Union Member States� Among the instruments and countermeasures typical of employment and labour market policies, few innovative solutions were identified, tailored to local specifics and taking into account the effects of the pandemic – the ecological crisis and the emergence of technological unemployment� The results achieved implicate a number of further questions relevant for public policy research� Research shows that COVID-19 contributes to