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

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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