Coronavirus: Could 'Class of 2020' become Europe's lost generation?

Jul 16, 2020

Job seekers fill out job application forms for assembly factories as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico June 17, 2020. Picture taken June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez - RC2VJH9DJJPC

COVID-19 has had a hugely detrimental impact on youth employment. Image: REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Michael Kahn

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Dunia Skaunicova, a 24 years old job seeker, checks her mobile phone as she waits for a yoga class following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Prague, Czech Republic, July 8, 2020.

Dunia Skaunicova, a 24 years old job seeker. Image: REUTERS/David W Cerny

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